Current Situation of Titanium Research, Development and Applications in China

Abstract

This planery paper reviewed the progress of titanium research, development, applications and industry in China during the past four years since the Ti-2015 conference in San Diego. Including additive manufacturing, material genome engineering technologies, low cost titanium and short manufacture processing, powder metallurgies and near net shape fabrication technologies, applications in marine, gas and oil exploitations, as well as consuming products. And the industry situation in China has also been reviewed.

Antifouling Slippery Surface against Marine Biofouling

“…Titanium and titanium alloys have become the most excellent structural materials for naval seawater pipelines because of their properties such as high specific strength, low density, corrosion resistance, nonmagnetic properties, good weldability, and great impact resistance. 1 However, due to the great biocompatibility of titanium, biofouling is the main problem of the titanium alloy piping systems. Marine organisms, including microscopic bacteria and algae, enter the seawater pipeline through the submarine valve boxes and then settle and propagate onto the inner wall.…”