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Several alloys of Ti and Nb were selected because of the current interest in the aerospace community in their development. Rare-earth oxide dispersions were formed in Ti alloys with Al content ranging from 0 to 50 at.%. Several intermetallic alloys were studied, such as Ti$\\sb3$Al, TiAl, Ti$\\sb5$Si$\\sb3$, TiB$\\sb2$ and TiC. The effects of RSP on Nb alloys with additions of Al and Si were also studied. Standard chemical analysis was used to evaluate the chemical uniformity and purity of the alloys in the RSP condition. These analyses were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the process involved. Microscopic analysis was performed on each alloy through the use of transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and optical microscopy to determine the effects of RSP on microstructure. 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