It is likely that the process can be readily adapted to other alloy systems that are expensive and difficult to work. One example would be niobium alloys. These alloys are being considered as replacement materials for nickel-based superalloys. As is well known, nickel based superalloys operate at temperatures very close to their melting points. Further increase in the operating temperature of nickel superalloys is unlikely.
Niobium alloys have melting points hundreds of degrees C higher.
Further, the density of niobium alloys is similar to nickel alloys, so no weight penalty is incurred by their use. Unfortunately, niobium cannot be cast cost effectively using conventional investment cast processes. The composition of the alloys can be adjusted in the same way as that for titanium. A second example would be molybdenum. Molybdenum has exceptionally high temperature strength by virtue of its high melting point.