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PERFORMANCE TITANIUM GROUP

A CUT ABOVE THE REST

Material Donation to Pennsylvania College of Technology

We were approached by a student at Penn State who asked for titanium material donations to experiment with in their Engineering class. We were happy to be able to support and we wanted to share their letter of gratitude as well as some pictures from the students!

A student attempting to successfully produce a weld with an acceptable oxide color using only basic supplies (aluminum foil and gas lens). This helps take away some of the stigma associated with welding Ti, and shows that as long as you abide by a few simple rules you can produce excellent results without needing a purge chamber.
This photo was captured after the student had finished welding a few stringer beads with varying levels of success. They are also encouraged to test the limits of cleanliness, shielding flow rate, travel speed, etc. to see the impact on the weld surface so they are able to troubleshoot and diagnose issues later.

Samples that went through various stages of mishandling, from none to extreme. The samples were then subjected to destructive testing to assess the impact on the brittleness and ductility as a result of the different levels of contamination.

PERFORMANCE TITANIUM GROUP: A CUT ABOVE THE REST