Aviation applications
The aerospace industry is the largest user of titanium products. Due to its high strength to weight ratio and high temperature performance, it is a useful material in the industry. Titanium is commonly used in aircraft parts and fasteners. These same characteristics make titanium useful in the production of gas turbine engines, while it is also used in other components such as compressor blades, casings, engine fairings and heat shields. The expansion of the use of titanium in the aerospace market can be attributed to several factors, including the need for new aircraft designs with increased CFRP (carbon fiber reinforced polymer [or plastic]) compositions. By sharing the same thermal expansion rate with many commonly used composite materials, titanium is very popular as a composite interface material. The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner is estimated to use 15% by weight of titanium, which is 5% more than steel, which is undoubtedly a model of increased use of titanium in commercial aircraft manufacturing. The increased use of titanium in the aircraft directly corresponds to composite parts based on material compatibility. The increase in composite material design, structure, and use is a powerful indicator of additional production of titanium parts.
Emerging applications
Pursuing, developing and supporting new uses of titanium is the primary task of the titanium industry. This includes helping companies that are developing new uses of titanium by providing a reliable metal supply, advanced metallurgical design and expertise, and in some cases financial support.
Computer Industry
In the computer industry, titanium is a promising substrate for hard drives. Compared with aluminum as the main material currently used, titanium has significant advantages. Its non-magnetic properties prevent interference with the data storage process; its heat resistance allows higher temperatures during the coating process, thereby increasing manufacturing speed; the purity of titanium allows closer read / write head tolerances and increases disk capacity .
Automobile industry
In the automotive industry, cars / motorcycles after the market and the racing market are being developed for use in titanium. Engine components, such as connecting rods, piston pins, valves, valve holders and springs, rocker arms and camshafts, to name a few, they can be made of titanium because it is durable, strong, light weight, heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant. Although titanium may initially be more expensive for these applications, the use of its unique characteristics of the design produces components that do more than pay for itself with better performance and longer life.
An all-titanium exhaust system is also being developed to reduce weight and extend service life. The use of titanium in production vehicles is also evaluating engine components to improve efficiency and suspension springs to increase internal space.
Geothermal power
There are new opportunities for geothermal power generation, and highly corrosive steam released from the earth is captured to generate electricity. Compared to competing materials, the low life cycle cost of titanium in these applications can provide significant cost savings.
Composite material
Titanium is widely used in metal matrix composites. As these exceptionally powerful manufacturing and cost reductions in lightweight components, their popularity and utilization of titanium will increase.
Professional application
Promoting the unique combination of titanium and non-traditional uses The unique combination of titanium-light weight, high strength, biocompatibility and durability in extreme environments-makes it a high-quality material for a variety of non-traditional applications.
Human implants
Titanium is completely inert to human body fluids, making it ideal for medical alternative structures such as hip and knee implants. Titanium actually allows bone growth to adhere to implants, so they are longer than other materials. At present, the reconstruction of titanium plates and meshes supporting broken bones are also commonly used.
Armor application
The high strength-to-weight ratio and excellent ballistic resistance make titanium very suitable for armor applications. Used as protective armor on personnel transport vehicles and tanks, it can make vehicles lighter and increase the mobility of troops. The police's personal armor vest and helmet made of titanium are much lighter and more comfortable than police made of competitive materials.
other apps
Titanium now also appears in various consumer products, such as jewelry, watch cases, glasses, bicycles and watches. The golf industry has discovered that lightweight titanium heads can be larger than steel heads, expanding the "optimal position" of the club, thereby increasing distance and accuracy
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