India Inaugurates Largest Titanium and Superalloy Materials Plant in Lucknow
Category | Details |
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Event | Inauguration of India's largest titanium and superalloy materials plant |
Location | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
Inaugurated By | Union Defence Minister and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister |
Operator | Aeroalloy Technologies Limited, subsidiary of PTC Industries Limited |
Area | 50 acres |
Production Capacity | 6,000 tonnes annually, world's largest single-site titanium remelting facility |
Technologies Used | Vacuum Arc Remelting (VAR), Electron Beam (EB), Plasma Arc Melting (PAM), Vacuum Induction Melting (VIM) |
Key Facilities | Aerospace Precision Casting Plants, Aerospace Forge Shop and Mill Products Plant, Aerospace Precision Machining Shop |
Project Context | Part of the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor |
Objective | Promote self-reliance in defence production and reduce foreign dependency in aerospace and defence sector |
Titanium Properties | Symbol Ti, atomic number 22, high strength-to-weight ratio, corrosion resistance, withstands high temperatures |
Applications of Titanium | Used in aviation industry, joint replacement parts, dental implants, underwater objects |
Defence Corridor Nodes | Aligarh, Agra, Kanpur, Chitrakoot, Jhansi, Lucknow |
Nodal Agency | Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) |