The development characteristics of processing technology for titanium alloy materials and products
What can titanium be used for?
Titanium has a number of useful properties. For example, it’s strong, corrosion-resistant and has an exceptionally high melting point – as a result. It lends itself well to a broad range of applications.
Commonly alloyed with other metals (e.g. iron, aluminium, molybdenum). It can be fabricated into a variety of parts and fittings and is used across many different sectors.
For example, titanium metal is commonly seen in:
1. Aerospace and military – due to its excellent strength (and low density). It’s frequently used to create jet engines, aeroplanes, spacecraft, missiles and other similar structures.
2. Industrial processes – resistant to many corrosive substances, it’s often employed in chemical and petrochemical plants. It’s also often used for desalination plants. Where it can help to protect the hull of ships. submarines. and other structures that are exposed to seawater.
3. The medical industry – non-toxic and non-allergenic. Titanium is regularly used to make medical instruments and to create medical prostheses, orthopaedic implants, and dental implants.
Due to the high manufacturing cost of titanium alloy. In order to reduce the cost. The competitiveness of titanium alloy in the whole metal material market with a lower price. Titanium is widely considered to offer unrivalled performance compared with other materials. But its price is often prohibitive to consumers, especially automakers. The appearance of high quality and low cost titanium alloy. Will certainly contribute to the popularization and application of titanium and titanium alloy. From the application status at home and abroad and the development of titanium processing technology. The plastic processing technology of titanium and titanium alloy will develop in the following directions in the future.
1) High performance, Namely the development of alloys with Higher service temperature. Higher specific strength. Higher specific modulus. Better corrosion resistance and wear resistance.
2) Multi-functional, that is the development of titanium alloys with various special functions and uses. Such as high damping, low expansion, constant resistance, high resistance, anti-electrolysis passivation and hydrogen storage. Shape memory, superconductivity, low modulus biomedical titanium alloys, and further expand the application of titanium and titanium alloys.
3) Deepen the research or traditional alloy. Improve the practical properties of existing alloys. And expand the application range of traditional alloys through the improvement of equipment and process.
4) Using advanced processing technology. Large continuous processing equipment. Developing continuous processing technology. Direct rolling technology, cold forming technology and near net forming technology. Improve the production efficiency, yield and product performance of titanium alloy.
5) Reduce costs. Develop alloys with no or little precious metal elements. And add cheap elements such as Iron. Oxygen and Nitrogen. Develop titanium alloys that are easy to process and shape, easy to cut, alloy elements and parent alloys are cheap. To develop titanium alloy and improve the recovery and utilization rate of banned titanium by using banned materials. This is particularly important to reduce the cost of civil titanium alloy.
6) Using advanced computer technology to simulate the deformation and processing process of the workpiece. To predict the evolution of metal microstructure, and even to predict the mechanical properties of the product. (yield strength, tensile strength, elongation and hardness, etc). And design or improve tooling and analyze and process test results to reduce text volume. Improve work efficiency and reduce development cost.
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