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Materials Resources to Help IperionX Demo Titanium Viability for Military Use

Materials Resources to Help IperionX Demo Titanium Viability for Military Use - top government contractors - best government contracting event

Materials Resources, LLC has agreed to help IperionX qualify the latter’s titanium powder for use in additively manufactured parts of U.S. Navy aircraft.

IperionX said Wednesday its facility in Utah has delivered titanium alloy powders to MRL, which will use the material to 3D print flight-critical aerospace components.

The agreement supports Ohio-based MRL’s existing effort to test titanium spare parts for the Navy, as the country currently does not have commercial production of titanium sponge.

The U.S. fully relies on imported titanium metal following the closure of Timet’s Nevada-based plant in 2020, with China, Russia and Japan being the world’s largest titanium producers.

MRL also holds a $72 million contract with the Air Force to develop and assess new alloys and material processing technologies for use in the aerospace sector.

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Written by Nichols Martin

a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, produces articles on the federal government's technology and business interests. The coverage of these articles include government contracting, cybersecurity, information technology, health care and national security.

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