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Product Description
Titanium Rings are annular products manufactured from titanium or titanium alloys, characterized by their high strength, excellent corrosion resistance, resistance to acids and alkalis, and lightweight nature.
Product Parameters
| Grade | Product form | Outer diameter (mm) | Inner diameter (mm) | Height (mm) | Wall thickness (mm) |
| Gr1 Gr2 | Titanium ring | 200-400 | 100-300 | 35-120 | 40-150 |
| Gr3 Gr4 | >400-700 | 150-500 | 40-160 | 40-250 | |
| Gr5 Gr7 | >700-900 | 300-700 | 50-180 | 40-300 | |
| Gr9 Gr12 | >900-1300 | 400-900 | 70-250 | 40-400 |
Materials and Grades
Grades: TA1, TA2, etc.
TA1: Offers good plasticity and corrosion resistance, suitable for low-strength applications.
TA2: Provides moderate strength and corrosion resistance, widely used.
Grades: TC4 (Ti-6Al-4V), TA10 (Ti-0.3Mo-0.8Ni), and TA18 (Ti-3Al-2.5V), among others.
TC4: An alpha-beta (α+β) titanium alloy known for its high strength, excellent corrosion resistance, and good workability. It is the most widely used titanium alloy.
TA10: An alpha (α) titanium alloy containing a small amount of palladium (Pd), featuring superior corrosion resistance, especially suitable for strong acid and chloride environments.
TA18: An alpha-beta (α+β) titanium alloy with good cold formability and weldability, commonly used for tubing and hydraulic systems.
Performance Characteristics
- Lightweight: Titanium has a density of approximately 4.5 g/cm³, which is about 40% lighter than steel, allowing for significant structural weight reduction.
- High Strength: Titanium alloys can achieve tensile strengths exceeding 895 MPa and yield strengths exceeding 825 MPa. Their strength-to-weight ratio is significantly higher than other metallic structural materials.
- Corrosion Resistance: Titanium alloys exhibit far superior corrosion resistance to stainless steel in humid atmospheres and seawater media. They are particularly resistant to pitting, acid erosion, and stress corrosion cracking. They also possess excellent resistance to alkalis, chlorides, chlorine-containing organic compounds, nitric acid, etc.
- Biocompatibility: Possesses excellent biocompatibility, making it suitable for medical devices and human implants.
- Thermal Stability: Operating temperature range spans from -200°C to 500°C. They retain required strength at moderate temperatures and can operate long-term within the 450°C to 500°C range.
- Low-Temperature Performance: Titanium rings made from grades like TA10 maintain their strength and toughness even at liquid helium temperatures, making them ideal materials for cryogenic vessels and equipment.
Manufacturing Processes
Involves hot-working titanium alloy billets into rings. Common methods include open-die forging, closed-die forging, isothermal forging, and multi-directional forging. The typical forging temperature range is approximately 850°C to 950°C, requiring a protective atmosphere.
Utilizes rolling mills to form rings from titanium billets, improving dimensional accuracy, surface finish, and microstructural uniformity.
Processes titanium bars or tubes into rings using mechanical methods like turning, milling, and grinding. This requires specialized tooling and techniques, such as low-speed cutting with ample cooling.
Forms rings by joining titanium plates or strips. Common methods include Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW/TIG), Laser Beam Welding (LBW), and Electron Beam Welding (EBW). Welding must be performed in a protective atmosphere (inert gas shielding) to prevent oxidation and contamination.
Applications
- Aerospace: Used for aircraft structural components, engine parts, rocket casings, etc. Examples include aircraft landing gear systems, wing spars, engine compressor discs, turbine discs, and spacecraft structural components.
- Chemical Processing: Suitable for various corrosion-resistant equipment, piping, valves, heat exchangers, etc. Examples include components for electrolytic cells in the chlor-alkali industry, linings for hydrochloric acid synthesis furnaces, and seal rings for agitator shafts in reactors for acetic acid production.
- Shipbuilding: Used for hull structures, propellers, seawater desalination equipment, etc., providing long-term resistance to seawater corrosion.
- Medical Devices: Such as artificial joints, dental implants, and surgical instruments, leveraging their high strength, corrosion resistance, and biocompatibility.
- Energy Sector: Widely applied in piping and valves for nuclear power plants, structural components for renewable energy equipment.
- Automotive Industry: Used for high-performance automotive parts and exhaust systems, aiding in weight reduction and improved fuel efficiency.
- Nuclear Industry: Used for control rods and shielding materials in nuclear reactors, and corrosion-resistant containers and piping for nuclear waste processing equipment.
Titanium Rings offer a high strength-to-weight ratio (being 40% lighter than steel), superior corrosion resistance (especially in seawater and acidic environments), strong thermal stability up to 500°C, and exceptional biocompatibility for medical use.
They are made from Commercially Pure Titanium (such as TA1 and TA2) for moderate strength and excellent plasticity, as well as Titanium Alloys like TC4 (high strength), TA10 (enhanced corrosion resistance in acid/chloride environments), and TA18 (good weldability and cold formability).
Depending on the grade, outer diameters range from 200 mm to 1300 mm, inner diameters from 100 mm to 900 mm, heights from 35 mm to 250 mm, and wall thicknesses from 40 mm to 400 mm.
They are produced using four primary processes: hot forging (between 850°C and 950°C under protective atmospheres), ring rolling for uniform microstructure, mechanical machining (turning/milling at low speeds with cooling), and welding (TIG, LBW, or EBW under inert gas shielding).
They are widely applied in aerospace (structural and engine parts), chemical processing (corrosion-resistant piping and valves), shipbuilding (seawater-exposed structures), medical devices (implants), energy sector, automotive parts, and the nuclear industry.