Ubiquitous light elements (ULEs) like oxygen (O), nitrogen (N), carbon (C) and hydrogen (H) can be the key additive elements to achieve the high specific strength and cost-effectiveness of powder metallurgy (PM) titanium (Ti) materials. They have high potential to be employed as promising useful reinforcements of conventional expensive alloying elements like vanadium (V) and Niobium (Nb). In this study, two ULEs, oxygen and hydrogen, were induced into pure Ti matrix via the PM route, and then the processed Ti powders were consolidated into the extruded Ti–O–H materials. The additive ULEs’ contribution to the microstructures and strengthening behaviour of Ti wrought materials was investigated in detail. The extruded Ti–0.97O–0.11H specimen exhibited an excellent combination of ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of 1158 MPa and tensile elongation of 23.9%, which were superior to those of Ti–6Al–4V alloy (UTS: 1047 MPa, elongation: 16.6%).
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