This disclosure relates to a polycrystalline cubic boron nitride, PCBN, composite material comprising cubic boron nitride, cBN, particles and a binder matrix material in which the cBN particles are dispersed. The binder matrix material comprises one or more superalloys.

The present invention discloses a Nb and Al-containing titanium-copper alloy strip, characterized in that the weight percentage composition of the titanium-copper alloy strip comprises: 2.00-4.50 wt % Ti, 0.005-0.4 wt % Nb, and 0.01-0.5 wt % Al, balance being Cu and unavoidable impurities. Preferably, in the microstructure of the titanium-copper alloy strip, the number of Nb and Al-containing intermetallic compound particles with a particle size of 50-500 nm is not less than 1×10.sup.5/mm.sup.2, and the number of Nb and Al-containing intermetallic compound particles with a particle size greater than 1 μm is not more than 1×10.sup.3/mm.sup.2. Under the condition of ensuring excellent bendability, the titanium-copper alloy strip has excellent stability, especially the stability of mechanical properties at high temperatures. The present invention also relates to a method for producing the titanium-copper alloy strip.

The present invention discloses a Nb and Al-containing titanium-copper alloy strip, characterized in that the weight percentage composition of the titanium-copper alloy strip comprises: 2.00-4.50 wt % Ti, 0.005-0.4 wt % Nb, and 0.01-0.5 wt % Al, balance being Cu and unavoidable impurities. Preferably, in the microstructure of the titanium-copper alloy strip, the number of Nb and Al-containing intermetallic compound particles with a particle size of 50-500 nm is not less than 1×10.sup.5/mm.sup.2, and the number of Nb and Al-containing intermetallic compound particles with a particle size greater than 1 μm is not more than 1×10.sup.3/mm.sup.2. Under the condition of ensuring excellent bendability, the titanium-copper alloy strip has excellent stability, especially the stability of mechanical properties at high temperatures. The present invention also relates to a method for producing the titanium-copper alloy strip.

A chemical treatment process has been identified as a simple and effective means of improving the bonding of injection-molded polymer to titanium surfaces. This process forms an oxide layer on a titanium surface that includes a layered double hydroxide. The layered double hydroxide both raises the bond strength and minimizes air or water leakage. The process enables the use of titanium alloys with injection molded polymer structural bonds in strong, lightweight, and water-resistant enclosures for consumer electronics.

A chemical treatment process has been identified as a simple and effective means of improving the bonding of injection-molded polymer to titanium surfaces. This process forms an oxide layer on a titanium surface that includes a layered double hydroxide. The layered double hydroxide both raises the bond strength and minimizes air or water leakage. The process enables the use of titanium alloys with injection molded polymer structural bonds in strong, lightweight, and water-resistant enclosures for consumer electronics.

Processes are provided for producing a titanium alloy material, such as Ti—Al alloys. In one embodiment, the process includes: heating an input mixture to a preheat temperature with the input mixture including aluminum, optionally, AlCl.sub.3, and, optionally ally, one or more alloying element halide; introducing TiCl.sub.4 to the input mixture at the first reaction temperature such that substantially all of the Ti.sup.4+ in the TiCl.sub.4 is reduced to Ti.sup.3+; thereafter, heating to a second reaction temperature such that substantially all of the Ti.sup.3+ is reduced to Ti.sup.2+ to form an intermediate mixture (e.g., a Ti.sup.2+ salt); and introducing the intermediate mixture into a reaction chamber at a disproportionation temperature reaction to form the titanium alloy material from the Ti.sup.2+ via a disproportionation reaction.

A method for densifying a material includes arranging the material in a cavity of a mold and applying pressure to the material in the mold. While applying pressure to the material in the mold, a magnetic field is applied to the material in the mold to cause the material to transform between a first allotrope phase and a second allotrope phase. Applying the magnetic field to the material includes magnetic cycling, which includes one or more iterations of adjusting the magnetic field to a first strength, and then adjusting the magnetic field to a second strength. The method includes determining a density of the material during the magnetic cycling and, responsive to determination that the determined density reaches a threshold density, stopping the magnetic cycling.

A method for manufacturing a porous metal body according to the present invention includes: a surface oxidizing step of heating a titanium-containing powder in an atmosphere containing oxygen at a temperature of 250° C. or more for 30 minutes or more to provide a surface-oxidized powder; and a sintering step of depositing the surface-oxidized powder in a dry process, and sintering the surface-oxidized powder by heating it in a reduced pressure atmosphere or an inert atmosphere at a temperature of 950° C. or more.

A method for manufacturing a porous metal body according to the present invention includes: a surface oxidizing step of heating a titanium-containing powder in an atmosphere containing oxygen at a temperature of 250° C. or more for 30 minutes or more to provide a surface-oxidized powder; and a sintering step of depositing the surface-oxidized powder in a dry process, and sintering the surface-oxidized powder by heating it in a reduced pressure atmosphere or an inert atmosphere at a temperature of 950° C. or more.

An antibacterial three-dimensional porous bone implant material. The antibacterial three-dimensional porous bone implant material comprises: a three-dimensional porous bone implant material; and an in-situ growth film layer in-situ growing on the surface of the three-dimensional porous bone implant material, wherein the in-situ growth film layer comprises a functional substance and an antibacterial substance, and the antibacterial substance comprises any one or more of zinc ions, copper ions or silver ions. The in-situ growth film layer has an antibacterial effect. The macro pore size and the micro pore size of the antibacterial three-dimensional porous bone implant material coexist, micro pores in a micro-arc oxidation film layer on a porous wall can provide anchoring points for bone growth, and thus, the implant material in the early stage of implantation can have an antibacterial function and the biologically active functions of bone growth and bone induction.