Kiev: PWI, 2005. - 218 pp. - Format 200x297 mm. Softback, $38 Book "Titanium" contains articles on titanium welding and electrometallurgy published in the E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute journals "Advances in Electrometallurgy" and "The Paton Welding Journal" in a period from 2000 to 2005. CONTENTS Opening address by Prof. B.E. Paton 5 Paton B.E. Current achievements of the E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute in the field of welding and related processes 7 Paton B.E., Trigub N.P., Akhonin S.V. Prospective technologies of titanium EB melting 23 Paton B.E., Trigub N.P., Akhonin S.V. Production of titanium ingots from non-crushed blocks of spongy titanium by EB melting method 28 Articles from Journal "Advances in Electrometallurgy" Paton B.E., Trigub N.P., Zhuk G.V., Akhonin S.V., Berezos V. A. Producing hollow titanium ingots using EBCHM 33 Zhuk G.V., Kalinyuk A.N., Trigub N.P. Modelling of conditions of removal of shrinkage pipe from cylindrical EBCH ingots 36 Zhuk G.V. Calculation of the thickness of intermetallics layer formed in deposition of titanium and aluminium matrix on steel fibres by the method of electron beam melt dispersion 39 Kalinyuk A.N., Kozlovets O.N., Akhonin S.V. Manufacture of semi-finished products from titanium ingots produced by the EBCHM method 42 Ryabtsev A.D., Troyansky A.A., Pashinsky V.V., Samborsky M.V., Karter W.T. Application of electroslag technology for refining titanium and titanium alloys from nitrogen-rich inclusions 46 Lisienko V.G., Nasyirov Ya.A. Klimov M.I., Altman P.S., Tashkinov A.Yu., Goncharov A.E. Specifics of distribution of arc voltage and frequency of droplet short-circuits during vacuum-arc remelting of titanium alloys 50 Antonyuk S.L., Molyar A.G., Kalinyuk A.N., Zamkov V.N. Titanium alloys for aircraft industry of Ukraine 54 Ivanchenko N.V., Ustinov A.I., Mokhort V.A. Thermodynamic analysis of evaporation of titanium and nickel from Ti-Ni melt in vacuum 59 Lesnoy A.B., Dernchenko V.F. Modelling of hydrodynamics and mass exchange in electron beam remelting of titanium alloys 63 Antonyuk S.L., Korol V.N., Molyar A.G., Romashko I.M., Zamkov V.N.,Topolsky V.F. Investigation of mechanical properties of forged semi-products of experimental titanium alloy T-l 10 68 Pikulin A.N., Zhuk G.V., Trigub N.P., Akhonin S.V. Electron beam surface melting of titanium ingots 72 Zhuk G.V., Trigub N.P., Zamkov V.N. Producing of titanium y-aluminide ingots using EBCHM method 75 Kompan Ya.Yu., Protokovilov I.V., Moiseev V.N. High-strength and heat-resistant titanium alloys with intermetallics produced by MEM technology 78 Teslevich S.M., Telin V.V., Petrunko A.N., Shvartsman L.Ya., Yatsenko A.P. Problems of safety of unit of an increased cycle efficiency for magnesium-thermic producing of spongy titanium 82 Zhadkevich M.L., Sheiko I.V., Teslevich S.M., Shapovalov V.A., Konstantinov V.S., Stepanenko V. V. Investigation of composition of gas atmosphere in induction melting of spongy titanium in a sectional mould 86 Antonov S.N., Revenok V.P., Zhuravlyov A.V., Antipieva N.V., Kopylova N.E., Petrov V.D., Kalinyuk A.N., Kozlovets O.N. Manufacture of titanium pipes from metal produced by EBCHM method 90 Zhadkevich M.L., Shapovalov V.A., Telin V.V., Teslevich S.M., Konstantinov V.S., Torkhov G.F., Burnashev V.R. Study of gas phase composition in plasma-arc melting of titanium from a pressed billet 93 Panov A.N. Defining of perspective trends in designing of large-capacity furnaces for production of large-sized titanium castings 97 Akhonin S.V., Milenin A.S., Pikulin A.N. Modeling of processes of evaporation of alloying elements in EBSM of cylindrical ingots produced from Ti-base alloys 101 Zhuk G.V., Berezos V.A., Trigub N.P. Prediction of structure of titanium ingots-slabs produced by EBCHM method 106 Akhonin S.V., Milenin A.S., Pikulin A.N. Simulation of evaporation processes of alloying elements during electron beam surface melting of ingots-slabs from titanium-base alloys 109 Zhadkevich M.L., Shapovalov V.A., Konstantinov V.S., Stepanenko V.V,,Torkhov G.F., Burnashev V.R., Reida N.V., Kolesnichenko V.I. Production of consumable electrodes by titanium sponge compaction under current 113 Zhuk G.V., Berezos V.A., Severin A.Yu. Mathematical modeling of thermal processes in EBCHM of hollow ingots 117 Articles from "The Paton Welding Journal" Yushtin A.N., Zamkov V.N., Sabokar V.K., Chvertko P.N., Petrichenko I.K. Pressure welding of intermetallic alloy y-Ti Al 123 Eroshenko L.E., Prilutsky V.P., Belous V.Yu., Zamkov V.N. Axial distribution of temperature in arc in GTA welding of titanium 128 ZamkovV. N., Prilutsky V.P., Petrichenko I.K., Vrzhizhevsky E.L.,Topolsky V.F. Effect of the method of fusion welding on properties of welded joints in alloy Ti-6A1-4V 131 Eroshenko L.E., Prilutsky V.P., Belous V.Yu., Zamkov V.N. Effect of fluxes on temperature and current density in the arc column in TIG welding of titanium 136 Zamkov V.N., Akhonin S.V. New methods for welding titanium and manufacture of unique large-sized titanium semi-finished products 140 Zamkov V.N., Velikoivanenko E.A., Sabokar V.K., Vrzhizhevsky E.L. Selection of temperature of preheating of y-titanium aluminide in electron beam welding 147 Kireev L.S., Zamkov V.N. Solid-state joining of titanium to steel (Review) 151 Kireev L.S., Zamkov V.N. Fusion welding of titanium to steel (Review) 158 Belous V.Yu. Narrow-gap arc welding of titanium alloys (Review) 161 Belous V.Yu., Zamkov V.N., Petrichenko I.K., Topolsky V.F. Filler wire for narrow-gap welding of titanium alloy VT23 166 Zhuk G.V., Trigub N.P., Zamkov V.N. Welding of titanium ingots using dispersed melt 169 Vanzhula T.V., Zamkov V.N., Prilutsky V.P. Improving in wear resistance of parts of titanium alloys (Review) 172 Belous V.Yu., Prilutsky V.P., Zamkov V.N. Effect of controlling magnetic field on tungsten electrode in narrow-gap welding of titanium 176 Blashchuk V.E. Titanium: alloys, welding, application 180 Antonyuk S.L., Korol V.N., Molyar A.G., Zamkov V.N., Topolsky V.F. Fatigue resistance of welded joints of experimental titanium alloy T-110 188 Zamkov V.N., Vrzhizhevsky E.L., Topolsky V.F., Petrichenko I.K. Effect of halide fluxes on porosity of EB welds in titanium alloy VT6 192 Blashchuk V.E., Shelenkov G.M. Fusion welding of titanium and its alloys (Review) 196 Arsenyuk V.V., Markashova L.I., Grigorenko G.M., Polovetsky E.V., Bugaets V.P. Peculiarities of formation of structure of titanium-steel joints under explosion welding conditions 204 Lesnoj A.B., Kasatkin O.G., Zamkov V.N. Information system for welding of titanium and its alloys 210 Zamkov V.N., Prilutsky V.P. Methods for welding titanium alloys 212 Blashchuk V.E., Shelenkov G.M., Troyanovsky V.E. Welding of tubes with tube plates of heat-exchange apparatuses of titanium alloys 216 Developed at PWI 38, 45, 53, 58, 92, 105, 135, 157, 160, 165, 179, 187, 195, 215, 218