3Al-2.5V Titanium

Why are aerospace materials and cell phones flocking to titanium alloys?

2024-05-03

In 1948, the U.S. DuPont used the magnesium reduction method to mass produce titanium sponge – this marks the beginning of the industrialized production of titanium sponge that is Titanium and titanium alloy are also widely used in various fields due to their high specific strength, good corrosion resistance, and heat resistance. Titanium alloy has been used in the aviation industry for more than half a century; in recent years, in the field of 3C, Huawei, Apple, Xiaomi, Glory, and other cell phones have been imported into the titanium shell, more and more 3C manufacturers are expected to use titanium alloy. So why is titanium alloy so widely favored? Properties of Titanium High specific strength: 1.3 times that of aluminum alloy, 1.6 times that of magnesium alloy, 3.5 times that of stainless steel, the champion among metal materials. High thermal strength: the use temperature is several hundred degrees higher than that of aluminum alloy, and it can work for a long time under the temperature of 450-500℃. Good corrosion resistance: acid, alkali, and atmospheric corrosion resistance, extreme resistance to pitting, and stress corrosion. Good low-temperature performance: titanium alloy Ti-5Al-2.5Sn with deficient interstitial elements can maintain a certain degree of plasticity at -253℃. High chemical activity: high chemical activity at high temperatures, efficiently reacting chemically with hydrogen, oxygen, and other gaseous impurities in the air to generate a hardened layer. Small thermal conductivity: the thermal conductivity is about 1/4 of nickel, 1/5 of iron, and 1/14 of aluminum. Classification and use of titanium alloys Titanium alloys can be categorized into heat-resistant alloys, high-strength alloys, corrosion-resistant alloys (titanium-molybdenum, titanium-palladium alloys, etc.), low-temperature alloys, and alloys with special functions (titanium-iron hydrogen storage materials, titanium-nickel memory alloys). Although Titanium and its alloys have been used briefly, they have been awarded several honorable titles for…

How to Process titanium

2024-04-28

Since the discovery of the element titanium in 1790, mankind has carried out a hundred years of arduous exploration to obtain its extraordinary performance. In 1910, mankind produced the metal titanium for the first time, but the application of titanium alloys was a long and arduous road, and it was not until 40 years later, in 1951, that industrial production was finally realized. Titanium alloys are characterized by high specific strength, corrosion resistance, high-temperature resistance, and fatigue resistance. A titanium alloy of the same size weighs only 60% of steel but is stronger than alloy steel. Due to its good characteristics, titanium alloy has been increasingly used in the fields of aviation, aerospace, power generation equipment, nuclear energy, shipbuilding, the chemical industry, medical equipment, and so on. Reasons for complex machining of titanium alloys The four characteristics of titanium alloy, such as low thermal conductivity, severe work hardening, high affinity with the tool, and small plastic deformation, are the essential reasons why titanium alloy is rugged to process. Its cut index is only 20% of that of free-cutting steel. Low thermal conductivity Titanium alloy has a thermal conductivity of only about 16% of steel. Processing heat can not be conducted in time, resulting in cutting-edge local high temperatures (machining the tip temperature is more than one times that of steel), which easily triggers tool diffusion wear. Severe work hardening The work-hardening phenomenon of titanium alloy is obvious. The surface hardening layer is more serious compared to stainless steel, which will cause some difficulties for subsequent processing, for example, tool boundary damage increases. High affinity to tools Severe bonding with titanium-containing carbide. Low plastic deformation The modulus of elasticity is about half that of steel, so the elastic recovery is large, and friction is severe. At the same time, the workpiece is…

Titanium Tubing Price Online

2024-04-24

Titanium Tubing FD Titanium offers titanium tubing in grades 2(CP), 5(6Al-4V), 9(3Al-2.5V), and 12(Ti-Mo-Ni). All the sizes are custom-made according to your requirements. If you have drawings that need machining, please share them with us. We will offer you the titanium components directly. OD: Out Dimension (mm)WT: Wall Thickness (mm)KG/M: Weight Kilogram/Meter Our custom-made MOQ for each size is 50 ~ 100 Kg if there’s no stock. If you have any interesting or questions, please do not hesitate to contact us below.

Main points of bending process of titanium alloy tube

2024-04-24

First of all, we have to make it clear that titanium tubing can be bent. Many people ask whether titanium tubing can be bent because titanium tubing is generally thinner, and titanium alloy tubing strength is higher, making it difficult to bend. Pure titanium is easy to bend because of its low strength, which will not be described here, while high-strength 6Al-4V titanium tubing is too strong to be bent, and even Grade 5 titanium tubing can not be produced through the milling process. CNC bending technology can use medium-strength titanium tubing (3Al-2.5V) and thin-walled titanium tubing. In addition, there are specialized bending equipment and methods for bending titanium tubing, such as heating the outside of the bending section using a heating nozzle to achieve high-precision bending. It shows that the bending and forming technology of titanium alloy tubing has been developed and applied to a certain extent. It is important to note that the bending and forming process of titanium tubing may encounter some challenges. For example, due to its advantages of high strength and lightweight, corrosion resistance, and high-temperature resistance, titanium tubing is challenging to realize the forming and manufacturing of difficult-to-form structures such as small bending radius bends under room-temperature conditions. In addition, the widespread use of titanium tubing in civil and military aircraft is also affected by the fact that bending and tube fitting technologies are not yet fully mature. Despite these challenges, process optimization and innovative tooling design can improve the bendability of titanium tubing, making it possible to form small bend radius tubing. In addition, transfluid Germany has many years of experience in tube bending and end-forming operations on an aerospace scale, suggesting that there are already successful applications for titanium tube bending and forming technology in specific areas. CNC bending technology CNC bending technology in…

titanium alloy tubes for aerospace applications

2024-04-14

Aircraft piping system The piping system is the lifeline of the aircraft; its performance directly affects the overall performance of the aircraft. If the engine is compared to the heart of the airplane, then all kinds of pipelines are like the blood vessel network of the aircraft, which constantly delivers all sorts of nutrients to all corners of the airplane. The reliability and durability of the piping system are essential factors that affect flight safety, reduce maintenance costs, and meet airworthiness requirements, so it is very important to improve the piping system’s technical level to improve the airplane’s performance.As an advanced lightweight structural material, titanium alloy has excellent comprehensive performance with low density, high specific strength, good fatigue strength and crack extension resistance, excellent corrosion resistance, good welding performance, etc. Therefore, it has an increasingly wide range of applications in aviation, aerospace, automotive, shipbuilding, energy and other industries. About 80% of titanium production is used in aviation and aerospace. Due to the development of titanium alloy tubes and processing technology is very difficult, coupled with the expensive titanium alloy materials, so its application in the application of the limitations is currently mainly in the industrial corrosion resistance and relatively wide range of applications in the ship, such as seawater installations, nuclear power, saline, and alkali industries, as well as ships and so on. But abroad, due to the development of titanium alloy tubing and supporting the development of mature application technology, titanium alloy tubing in developed countries, aviation, aerospace, and other fields have specific applications, such as foreign advanced aircraft air intake piping, hydraulic piping, fuel piping, etc. are widely used titanium alloy tubing. Due to the development of titanium alloy tubing in China, bending and tube fitting technology is not yet fully mature, and titanium alloy tubing in civil…

Grade 9 Titanium for Bicycle frames and Wheelchairs

2024-04-07

INCREASE YOUR SALES REVENUE 5x WITHOUT CHURNING YOUR CUSTOMER BECAUSE FABRICATING YOUR BRAND’S BICYCLE OR WHEELCHAIR FRAMEWITH OUR TITANIUM (3Al-2.5V) GRADE 9 TUBES, THERE ARE ZERO COMPLAINS.WHY?BECAUSE WE ARE THE BEST TITANIUM SUPPLIERTOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN YOUR CURRENT SUPPLIERHOW?BE OUR GUEST FOR 02 MINUTES When we talk about a material’s sustainability, we refer to its quality and lifecycle and how it will differentiate your product from your competitors. Our Titanium Grade 9 (3Al-2.5V) tubes have been outstanding over the past years, with a total output of 600+ tons in supply to various businesses. WE CLAIM TO PROVIDE Ti 3Al-2.5V. Let’s take you briskly through the production process to generate the Grade 9 Titanium. The extraction process is convoluted and, therefore, expensive. First, the titanium sponge is created through delicate steps of formation of titanium chloride. The titanium sponge is hydraulically compressed to produce compacts, and then, in the purest titanium, 3% aluminum and 2.5% Vanadium are added to produce Ti 3Al-2.5V. WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE Our Seamless Titanium tubes have been unique since the beginning because we follow exquisite procedures to extrude these seamless tubes you may not have heard of before. In the US, almost all high-end bicycle and wheelchair frames are manufactured using 3Al-2.5V tubes compliant with ASTM B-338, an aerospace material-compliant standard. Therefore, they are rugged, light, and robust. Some suppliers compromise the tube’s integrity by adding surplus or scrap material. However, we provide you with all the certificates required to test the material using rigorous criteria. DO YOU KNOW? Our Titanium is Vacuum Annealed Our titanium is vacuum annealed before and after undergoing the Pilger mill. Due to work on the job, the tube gets hardened. It builds stresses; therefore, to relieve these stresses, we pass through an additional process of vacuum annealing to avoid brittle failure during Pilger mill or mitigate residual…

Titanium Tube

2024-04-07

Are You Looking for Titanium Tubes? Titanium tubes are hollow cylinders crafted from titanium, which is renowned for its exceptional strength, lightweight nature, and corrosion resistance. Titanium’s powerhouse properties suit various uses, from aircraft components to weaponry and sports equipment like golf clubs. These tubes stand out for their lightweight design, corrosion resistance, and lack of susceptibility to rust. FD Titanium has more than 15 years of experience in titanium tube manufacturing. We offer tubes of good quality at a reasonable price. If you have any questions or requests about Grade 2, Grade 9 (Ti-3Al-2.5V) or Grade 5 (Ti-6Al-4V). Please let us know by sending an email to [email protected] Welded Titanium Tube Seamless Titanium Tube Titanium Alloy Tubing Low finned & Ribbed Titanium Tube What is a Titanium Tube? Have you ever marveled at the extraordinary performance of aerospace vehicles? Enter titanium tube – the unsung hero of high-performance engineering. These are not just any tubes; they are precision-engineered cylinders that harness the extraordinary properties of titanium. Renowned for its strength, lightweight nature, and corrosion resistance, titanium is the material of choice for applications that demand the absolute best. You might not realize it, but titanium tubes are likely present in many aspects of your life. Titanium’s versatility knows no bounds, from the gear you use at the gym to the technologies that protect our military. It’s not just about performance; titanium tubes also offer safety benefits, thanks to their ability to withstand extreme temperatures and resist fatigue under repeated stress. Specifications of Titanium Tube Titanium tubes are available in various specifications and grades to meet the demands of different applications. Common grades include Grade 2 and Grade 9, each offering different levels of strength and corrosion resistance. We provide a range of sizes from 1/4-inch OD up to 6-inch…

History of the Ti-3Al-2.5V Alloy Tube in aerospace

2024-02-26

Titanium is one of the most plentiful elements on the earth’s surface, being fourth among the structural elements. Because of this abundance and the unique properties that titanium offers, it was the natural choice of aircraft designers to become the favored material for constructing airplanes. When compared on a strength-to-weight ratio basis, Titanium alloy has demonstrated superiority over most other structural aerospace materials. The low density, slightly over half that of steel, and high strength combination have increased titanium usage so that every modern military and commercial aircraft contains significant quantities of this material. Because of the very stringent demands of the aerospace industry, the development of many titanium alloys has occurred. These alloys greatly increase the strength of pure titanium while retaining the weight advantage. An alloy of titanium was needed as a tubing material that would decrease the weight of the hydraulic system while offering high-strength properties. The Ti-6Al-4V alloy was the first choice, as it was already the workhorse of this industry. Efforts to make tubing from this alloy were unsuccessful, so an alternate was sought. CP Titanium proved to be useful for ducting but did not have the strength for most hydraulic applications. A leaner alloy, using the same alloying elements as the Ti-6Al-4V, proved to be sufficiently malleable for tube manufacture and provided a very useful set of properties for application in hydraulic systems. This alloy, Ti-3Al-2.5V, can be cold worked by standard tube making processes, is weldable and can be strengthened by a combination of cold working and subsequent heat treatment to a wide range of strengths inductivities. Since the late 1960s the aircraft hydraulic systems have used more and more of this titanium alloy tubing. While unalloyed titanium is still used in some aircraft hydraulic tubing, most of the new hydraulic tubing applications…

Titanium Tubing on Bicycle Frame

2023-02-08

Why Seamless 3AL-2.5V Titanium Tubing ? In addition to unalloyed titanium, which is called commercially pure or CP, there are two alloys commonly used in the cycling industry today: 3AL-2.5V and 6AL-4V. CP has half the strength of 3-2.5. A CP frame must be made heavier than an equivalent 3AL-2.5V frame in order to have comparable strength. Even most steels used in high quality frames have higher strength than CP. 6AL-4V tubes are not seamless. only heavy thickness tubes, 6/4 titanium has a greater tensile strength but it’s very hard to weld. they are rolled from a sheet and welded at the joint. What does that mean? It means that there is a potential failure point at the welded seam. Therefore, we don’t recommend using this type of tubing. 3AL-2.5V titanium is an alloy consisting of 3% aluminum, 2.5% vanadium, and 94.5% pure titanium. The properties critical to bicycle tubing are best served by a high quality 3-2.5 seamless tube. Excellent fatigue life, property consistency, formability, and corrosion resistance are but a few of the reasons 3-2.5 is still the premier frame material. Nothing Looks Like Titanium Tubing The unique performance of titanium material makes it an excellent material for making bicycle frame. Its high strength, low density, low elastic modulus, excellent fatigue resistance and corrosion resistance make the titanium alloy frame made not only very strong and durable, but also very light. Titanium does not break, rust, or corrode in any atmospheric environment. Titanium is so resistant to corrosion that it doesn’t even need any paint treatment. We just lightly rub the surface to brighten up its natural color. Nothing Rides Like Titanium Tubing Titanium, like steel, has an inherent flexibility, but it’s more pronounced. As a result, it has a very slight elasticity, which means it can absorb…