Research and development of processing technology on particulate reinforced titanium matrix composites

Particulate reinforced titanium matrix composites are one kind of important structural materials, which have a broad application prospect in the aerospace, space technology and military equipment and other high-tech fields. But the characteristics for the material such as high deformation resistance and high strength make it hard to achieve the further processing with high accuracy and quality. In this paper, the current status and progress of traditional processing technologies and special processing technologies for particulate reinforced titanium matrix composites were reviewed, which focused on the processing mechanism and performance in the traditional hot working, hydrogen processing, superplastic processing and laser manufacturing. After that, the paper presented future perspectives in processing technology for the material.