2021年10月11日星期一

What are the physical phenomena of titanium processing?

The cutting force during titanium alloy processing is only slightly higher than that of steel with the same hardness, but the physical phenomenon of processing titanium alloy is much more complicated than processing steel, which makes titanium alloy processing face huge difficulties. The thermal conductivity of most titanium alloys is very low, only 1/7 that of steel and 1/16 that of aluminum.

Therefore, the heat generated in the process of cutting 6al4v titanium round bar will not be quickly transferred to the workpiece or taken away by the chips, but will be concentrated in the cutting area. The temperature generated can be as high as 1,000 ℃, causing the cutting edge of the tool to wear, crack and quickly. Generate built-up edge, wear blades quickly appear, and generate more heat in the cutting area, further shortening the life of the tool.

The high temperature generated during the cutting process also destroys the surface integrity of the titanium alloy parts, resulting in a decrease in the geometric accuracy of the parts and a work hardening phenomenon that severely reduces its fatigue strength.

The elasticity of titanium alloy may be beneficial to the performance of parts, but during the cutting process, the elastic deformation of the workpiece is an important cause of vibration. The cutting pressure causes the "elastic" workpiece to leave the tool and rebound, so that the friction between the tool and the workpiece is greater than the cutting action. The friction process also generates heat, which aggravates the problem of poor thermal conductivity of titanium bicycle pipe.

This problem is even more serious when processing thin-walled or ring-shaped parts that are easily deformed. It is not an easy task to process thin-walled titanium alloy parts to the expected dimensional accuracy. Because when the workpiece material is pushed away by the tool, the local deformation of the thin wall has exceeded the elastic range and plastic deformation occurs, and the material strength and hardness of the cutting point increase significantly. At this time, machining according to the originally determined cutting speed becomes too high, which further leads to sharp tool wear.

2021年10月7日星期四

The demand for aerospace titanium materials drives the demand for high-end titanium materials, and the demand structure for titanium materials continues to be optimized

Titanium has the characteristics of high melting point, small specific gravity, high specific strength, good toughness, fatigue resistance, corrosion resistance, low thermal conductivity, good high and low temperature tolerance, and low stress under rapid cold and hot conditions. Its commercial value in the 20th century It has been recognized since the 1950s that titanium and other elements such as iron, aluminum, vanadium or molybdenum have formed high-strength light alloys, which are used in high-tech fields such as aviation, aerospace, and military industry. With the continuous promotion of titanium to the chemical, petroleum, electric power, seawater desalination, construction, agricultural food, medicine, daily necessities and other industries, titanium metal is increasingly being valued by people and is known as the "third metal", "space metal", "Marine metals" and "universal metals" are also called "modern metals" and "strategic metals" because they are important strategic materials indispensable for improving the level of national defense equipment.

Titanium alloys can be classified:

According to the structure and composition, Gr2 Pure Titanium Sheet alloys can be divided into α titanium alloys, β titanium alloys and α + β titanium alloys. In China, the prefixes TA, TB, and TC of the metal material brands represent α, β, and α+β titanium alloys, respectively.

According to the state of physical form, titanium alloys can be divided into plates, strips, bars, pipes, wires (wires), profiles, castings, and forgings.

The production process of titanium material is mainly to first melt and cast sponge titanium to prepare titanium ingots, and then to forge, extrude, roll or stretch the titanium ingots to obtain titanium or titanium alloy bars, pipes, and tubes for downstream use. Plate, cake, ring and other products. Titanium material has a low yield rate, and a large amount of waste residues are generated during the processing process, resulting in higher production costs. At present, about 1.7 tons of sponge titanium raw materials are needed for 1 ton of titanium material in China.

The production of titanium alloy pipe processed materials is mainly concentrated in China, the United States, Russia, Japan and other countries. In 2010, my country surpassed the United States to become the world's largest producer of titanium materials, but most of my country's titanium materials are used in industrial fields with relatively low technical content, while the United States is mainly high-end titanium materials such as aviation titanium materials. In 2018, my country's titanium output reached 63,400 tons, a year-on-year increase of 14.42%.

2021年9月28日星期二

Matters needing attention when processing titanium bolts

Titanium alloy materials are difficult to process materials, have poor thermal conductivity, are easy to adhere to tools, have strong notch sensitivity, and will produce strong work hardening during the rolling process. In actual production, there are a series of problems in the rolling of full profile.

First, after the full profile squeezes the gap between the two rolling wheels during rolling, if the rolling wheels continue to roll, the blank material has nowhere to flow and can only be squeezed back and forth between the rolling wheels. As a result, the thread has a higher surface hardening. F5 Titanium Forging the hardening exceeds the tensile limit of the material, cracks will occur. As shown in Figure 1, the thread flanks and tooth bottom harden the most, so cracks occur;

Second, during full extrusion, each tooth of the rolling wheel involved in rolling is also affected by a strong cyclic load. The energy of rolling also acts on the rolling wheel, causing its life to be seriously reduced. In production, each pair of thread rolling wheels can only roll 3000-5000 titanium bolts, resulting in the phenomenon of tooth crest fragmentation, and the thread rolling wheels can no longer be used, which is extremely expensive. In addition, the thread rolling wheel tooth crest is broken Titanium Grade 2 Round Bar is a forming process in the production, so that the producer cannot determine the eligibility of the rolled thread, that is, when the rolled thread is qualified and when the rolled thread is unqualified;

Third, in the process of rolling and forming the thread, the two sides rise the fastest. When the thread is full, a fold will be formed on the crest. During the inspection, there are fluorescent display marks on the crest of the thread. In order to determine the maximum defect depth, anatomy is required. The method can only determine whether the defect at this place exceeds the standard; fourth, modern fasteners have high fatigue life, and have high precision requirements for bolt holes, and no hole wall damage is allowed during the installation process. The sharper thread crest is very easy to damage the hole wall. In short, the full thread profile brings great trouble to production, which not only increases the chance of cracks, reduces the fatigue life of parts, but also reduces the service life of the rolling wheel. In addition, it brings unnecessary trouble to the inspection. It is easy to cause damage to the hole wall, so it is imperative to correct the major diameter of the titanium tube grade 9 alloy fastener thread.

2021年9月22日星期三

What is a titanium flange?

The titanium flange is made of non-ferrous metal grade 2 titanium sheet or titanium alloy, which connects the pipe and the pipe to the end of the pipe. The titanium flange has holes, and the two flanges are tightened with bolts. Gasket between flanges. Flanged pipe fittings refer to pipe fittings with flanges (flanges or joints).

It can consist of threaded connection or welding. The flange joint consists of a pair of flanges, a washer and many bolts and nuts. The gasket is placed between the sealing surfaces of the two flanges. After tightening the nut, the specific pressure on the surface of the washer reaches a certain value and deforms. The surface of the gasket is filled with bumps on the sealing surface to ensure a tight connection.

According to the structure, there are flat welding titanium flanges, butt welding titanium flanges, threaded Gr23 Ti-6Al-4V ELI Titanium Foil, and blind titanium flanges.

Product specifications: Various specifications are produced according to flange standards, or non-standard flanges are produced according to drawings provided by customers.

Production methods: free forging, die forging, precision forging, and welding

Inspection method: X-ray inspection, color inspection, defect inspection, water pressure test and other tests can be carried out according to customer needs.

2021年9月17日星期五

How to improve the welding regulations of titanium alloy titanium pipe joints

Because titanium alloy titanium tube is more open-minded, and when performing the welding of titanium alloy titanium tube, there are stricter regulations on the control of welding temperature, the actual effect of maintaining the maintenance of the steam, and the natural environment of the welding. It will cause great harm to the welding quality and will cause damage to the product when it is more serious. Practical experience: According to the development of various key factors that endanger the quality of welding, clarify the important whole process of welding, improve the manipulation of the natural environment, staff, and main welding parameters and methods in the whole process of welding, so as to reasonably ensure the quality of titanium pipe raw materials. Welding quality has been further improved to avoid the appearance of welding waste.

In recent years, a new type of Ti 6Al-2Sn-4Zr-6Mo Titanium Rod alloy titanium pipe fittings has been widely used. Because aluminum alloy has the characteristics and characteristics of light ratio, high compressive strength, corrosion resistance, etc., in addition to being widely used in aerospace, petrochemical equipment, and mechanical equipment manufacturing industries, it is also used for the first time in the pipelines of river ships at this stage. Under construction. However, because the aluminum alloy is a kind of metal material with strong cheerfulness, it has great infectious power to vapors such as oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, etc. at high temperatures, that is, the ability to digest, absorb and melt vapors is very strong, especially when facing welding In the whole process, this kind of ability is mainly manifested especially as the welding temperature rises. Practical experience, if the digestion, absorption, and melting of aluminum alloy and oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and other vapors are not controlled during welding, it will eventually cause damage to the product. Therefore, in the welding of ERTi-23 Titanium Welding Wire pipe joints, reasonable prevention and manipulation must be made in many aspects to consider the quality regulations on welding.

How to improve the welding regulations of titanium alloy titanium pipe joints

Welding workers should wear clean-up work clothes, and there must be no oil stains. Welding gloves should use white sand cloth gloves, and it is prohibited to wear cotton rope and gloves made of other materials.

The welding service platform section and the wire brushes used in the welding area of ​​the welded joints should be made of stainless steel plates. Carbon steel and other environmentally polluting materials are prohibited.

The welding place should be set as far as possible in the room or in the middle of special welding work. Smoking is prohibited in the room. The natural environment should be kept clean and dry. The indoor temperature should not be less than 5℃, and the heat convection of the gas should be strictly controlled.

In order to better obtain a more ideal welding quality, try to produce and process the butt joint top into a V-shaped weld, and use toluene for deoiling the welding area and the surface of the electrode. 

2021年9月14日星期二

Application of TC4 titanium alloy and TC11 titanium alloy in titanium materials in important fields such as chemical petroleum and electric power

Titanium and titanium alloys have low density and high tensile strength. In the range of -253-600 degrees Celsius, its specific strength is almost the highest among metal materials. In a suitable oxidizing environment, it can form a thin and hard oxide. The material film has excellent corrosion resistance. In addition, it is also non-magnetic and has a small linear expansion coefficient. This makes Gr9 Ti-3Al-2.5V Titanium Wire and alloys first known as important aerospace structural materials, and then they have also been popularized in shipbuilding, chemical industry and other fields, and they have developed rapidly. Especially in the chemical industry, more and more products are using titanium and titanium alloy products, such as petrochemical, fiber, pulp, fertilizer, electrochemical and desalination industries, as exchangers, reaction towers, synthesizers,
With the development of science and technology, the application fields of titanium are becoming more and more extensive, such as in medical, automobile, sports and other fields. Through these, titanium metric screw is also truly reflected as a light metal, and its properties are getting better and better. It has been recognized and repaired by people, and replaced other metals as soon as possible to integrate into our production and application fields, and even our body.

2021年9月13日星期一

How magnetic is a titanium tube? what is the purpose?

Titanium rod barrel burnishing is to grind the parts and abrasives in dilute acid or dilute alkali with emulsifier (or corrosion inhibitor) and follow the rotation of the drum to obtain a bright appearance. It is suitable for the disposal of small parts and parts that are difficult to polish and polish. The correct selection of roller burnishing standards can improve productivity and quality.
(1) The shape of the roller
The shape of the roller is round, hexagonal and octagonal, among which the polygonal shape is good for practicality. This is because the radii of the barrel wall from the axis are not equal, and there is a certain point of view, so the rolling parts are easy to change the position, the chance of collision with each other increases, the grinding is uniform, and the efficiency is high, which can shorten the rolling time.
(2) The size of the drum
The direct alignment is 50mm-100mm, and the length varies with the number of grids. The length of the first pattern roller is 600-800mm; the second pattern is 800-1500mm. Usually the larger one is better. This is because the parts are subjected to high pressure and friction in the drum, so the amount of cutting is also increased. But for those parts that are afraid of being stressed and easily deformed, a small roller can be used and the length of the roller can be increased.
1) Data for roller
There is a direct relationship between the rotation speed of the drum and the scraping amount of the parts within a certain range, that is, the faster the rotation speed, the greater the scraping of the metal surface. However, when the speed exceeds a certain upper limit, it drops instead. Because when the rotating speed is too fast, the centrifugal force of the parts in the drum increases, which reduces the friction. Usually it is appropriate to control at 45r/min.
2) Abrasives and solutions for roller burnishing
Abrasives for rolling include pumice, quartz, titanium foil granite skin angles, shells, iron filings and ceramic fragments. The size of the abrasive particles should be larger or smaller than each hole of the Cen part. The amount of content in the drum is also an important factor affecting the quality of the agricultural surface of the parts. The amount of people inside the drum is usually 70% of the drum volume. Regarding heavier parts or threaded parts, the load should be controlled at 80%-90%. The solution in the drum should be added to about 95% of the drum volume (note: when adding acidic solution to the drum, you should first add enough water, and then add acid, to avoid corrosion of parts in the rolling process, because of the increase in time , The concentration of the built-in solution gradually decreases, grade 7 titanium alloy sheet or even loses its effect. Therefore, the concentration of the solution should be checked and replaced at regular intervals. The burn-in time should not be too long, otherwise the parts will be damaged. That is, use a brush to remove the surface of the parts. Burrs, terbium compounds, remaining oil and corrosion sludge, etc., and make the parts have a certain luster. Be sure to point out that elastic, rigid or thin-walled parts should be taken out in time after the finishing of rolling, otherwise it will easily cause hydrogen seepage or local over-corrosion .

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