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NNadir

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6. It's funny that I don't recall discussing this with my son who is...

Tue Feb 17, 2026, 07:58 AM

23 hrs ago

...afterall, now nuclear materials. Possibly this is because he's into additive manufacture, aka "3D printing" metallurgy. Apparently with this procedure, additive manufacture one can design and produce highly precise structures.

It may be the case that the FFC process will go fully commercial for straight up titanium when the patent expires which it should do soon. I can't imagine although I fully concede I could be wrong, that one can make the kind of alloys about which my son speaks by electrochemical means.

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Kicking for the bold text. nt eppur_se_muova Monday #1

Seemingly in the the business of kicking my own post via yours, there is a silver lining for the world in the bold text. NNadir Monday #2

Since I know titanium ores can contain rare earths, and the REEs may be extracted from the residues of eppur_se_muova Monday #3

I have long considered monazite mine tailings as a source for thorium. It just makes sense. NNadir Monday #4

Yeah, I've *really* been wondering when cheap Ti was going to start affecting vehicle design. eppur_se_muova Monday #5

It's funny that I don't recall discussing this with my son who is... NNadir 23 hrs ago #6