What are the Characteristics of Titanium Alloy Metal Materials?

Titanium is an important structural metal developed in the 1950s, and titanium alloys are widely used in various industries. Many countries in the world have realized the importance of alloy materials, conducted research and development, and obtained practical applications.

Titanium alloy is a material that people often use. Many people do not know the characteristics, applications, and prices of titanium alloy materials.

What is Classifications about Titanium Alloy Metal Materials?

Titanium alloy is a new type of structural material. It has excellent comprehensive properties, such as low density (~4.5g·cm-3), high strength and fracture toughness, good fatigue strength and crack propagation resistance, low temperature toughness, and corrosion resistance. The maximum working temperature of some titanium alloys is 550oC, which is expected to reach 700oC.
 

What are the Classifications of Titanium Alloy Metal Materials?

(1) High temperature titanium alloy.

(2) Titanium alloy based on titanium aluminum compound.

(3) High-strength and high-toughness β-type titanium alloy.

(4) Flame retardant titanium alloy.

(5) Medical titanium alloy.

Why is the Price of Titanium Alloy Metal Material High?

1. Pure titanium is very soft and generally not suitable for use as titanium products, and other metal material elements need to be added. For example, titanium 64, which is commonly used in the aviation industry, needs to be mixed with many metal material elements to improve metal performance.

2. Titanium is very lively at high temperature and difficult to process. Sponge titanium must be recast in an electric furnace to become a usable titanium ingot.

3. If the speed is low, the metal of titanium parts cannot be processed. If the speed is too hot, titanium will oxidize, and ordinary machining centers cannot CNC machining titanium alloy metal parts.

4. The structure of the product is very thin and requires a lot of fine processing, which is a big challenge for titanium parts that are particularly difficult to process. In addition, titanium alloy metal parts also involve titanium alloy welding technology, which is more difficult.

5. Titanium is only tens of thousands of tons per year. Compared with the billions of tons of iron and steel materials, it can be said to be a niche metal.

Summarize                                

The characteristics of titanium alloy metal materials: high strength, high thermal strength, good corrosion resistance, good low temperature resistance, good chemical activity, and low thermal conductivity. Used in aviation, aerospace, chemical, shipbuilding, medical and other industries.

Due to the wide application of tool materials and the continuous improvement of machining technology in recent years, the problem of difficult machining of titanium alloy metal parts has been well solved, and the price of titanium raw materials is similar to that of steel. Titanium alloy metal parts processing design and manufacturing are very valuable. Material cost is only the smallest part of the total cost.