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Lab talk, the good, the bad, and the ugly
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<blockquote data-quote="kcdt" data-source="post: 22704" data-attributes="member: 349"><p>You should contact someone like Mark Jackson at Precision ceramics. He has researched this fairly extensively and knows a lot of the pitfalls of working with Ti.</p><p></p><p>My feeling, from what I've been able to glean when the conversation comes up is that its not really ready for primetime. </p><p>Casting Ti is nearly impossible in a predictable, profitable manner.</p><p> There is the Cad Cam option, yes, but then we go over to the ceramics themselves, and I have not heard that you'll get any results that you'd want to write home to mom about.</p><p>Add to that the fact that you'll need an argon atmosphere in your oven, and most likely a dedicated loop... and, well.</p><p>I'd also be VERY concerned about the market for the product. If this is all out of one account with no real guarantee of volume or interest beyond feelers...</p><p>As a younger tech I've been too willing to expand into a product line only to find it be the once in a decade request, and you're stuck with the investment and no return.</p><p>But if you want hard info. I'd talk to Mark or go on IDF, as this has been gone over there a few times.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kcdt, post: 22704, member: 349"] You should contact someone like Mark Jackson at Precision ceramics. He has researched this fairly extensively and knows a lot of the pitfalls of working with Ti. My feeling, from what I've been able to glean when the conversation comes up is that its not really ready for primetime. Casting Ti is nearly impossible in a predictable, profitable manner. There is the Cad Cam option, yes, but then we go over to the ceramics themselves, and I have not heard that you'll get any results that you'd want to write home to mom about. Add to that the fact that you'll need an argon atmosphere in your oven, and most likely a dedicated loop... and, well. I'd also be VERY concerned about the market for the product. If this is all out of one account with no real guarantee of volume or interest beyond feelers... As a younger tech I've been too willing to expand into a product line only to find it be the once in a decade request, and you're stuck with the investment and no return. But if you want hard info. I'd talk to Mark or go on IDF, as this has been gone over there a few times. [/QUOTE]
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