Process for making a work piece having a major phase of alpha from a titanium alloy

摘要

Quenching a work piece made of a titanium alloy having a temperature higher than 800 C. to a temperature lower than 500 C. at a cooling rate greater than 10 C./second between 800 C. and 500 C. is used to render the cooled work piece containing alpha'' phase as a major phase. The work piece is preferably a medical implant