Other processing routes

Powder metallurgy

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Promising field

Mechanical alloying

Compositions (incredibly weird alloying possible) which can boost useful performance to 300C.

Oxide-dispersion-strengthened alloys - mechanical alloying is a (the) route to these.

Unfortunately, typically have a "wrought" route but with very expensive material and large metal losses in machining are economically highly unfavorable.

Bets on "intelligent" open-die forging with many "tools" to form components given a 3-D solid model?

Joining of Aluminium