Induction sintering uses a high-frequency electromagnetic field to sinter metal powder compacts. Short process time, energy efficiency and ability to reduce temperature gradients in the powder compact make induction sintering a promising technique for obtaining homogeneous structures at reduced cost. Titanium-iron alloys offer good potential for the manufacture of competitive parts thanks to the addition of an inexpensive alloying element, iron, which also improves the titanium sinterability. This work seeks to understand the effects that induction sintering performed in the vicinity of the allotropic phase transformation has on the properties of the Ti-5Fe and Ti-3Fe-2Al alloys, for achieving homogeneous microstructures and enhanced density and mechanical properties.
