In a great and recent work from my friend Christian Fleißner-Rieger — doctoral researcher at Montanuniversität Leoben (Austria) — has shown the discovery of a new and soft martensitic phase in a Ti-based model alloy obtained via additive manufacturing.
Such a soft martensitic phase — which the nucleation can be controlled via processing parameters — is now believed to increase ductility in additive manufactured Ti alloys, opening a pathway for future commercialization the alloy with suitable mechanical properties! A milestone discovery within the field of additive manufacturing of Ti-based alloys!
The paper, in which I was more than happy for being a co-author, features also two great scientists I deeply respect Christoph Gammer (Erich Schmid Institute) and Professor Helmut Clemens.
The open-access manuscript can be downloaded here:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.163155
Congratulations Christian! Keep it up!
Materials at Extremes 
Congratulations on this impressive study. The approach to characterize the soft orthorhombic martensitic phase is to be considered bravura.
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