The invention provides a process for producing dense titanium and titanium alloy billets or ingots through a melt-free solid-state sintering process; wherein the process includes the introduction of a feedstock powder material of Ti sponge, TiHDH, TiH2, CP Ti their blends and/or blends of these with other alloying elements; the introduction of the feedstock powder material in to a mould capsule without pre-pressing of material; and subjecting the mould capsule to thermal processing in solid state to produce either a dense billet/ingots or a frangible billet without attaining melting of the feedstock material. The invention extends to a method for producing frangible titanium and titanium alloy billets through a melt-free solid-state homogenization process.
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