1. Military applications
A Typhoon-class nuclear submarine, titanium tubes have a very wide range of uses in the military industry. Nuclear-powered submarines, hydrofoils, mortar barrels, anti-tank missiles, missile launchers, tank protective plates, bulletproof vests, etc. According to the data, the amount of titanium pipes used is as high as 9,000 tons, which shows that the military industry has a huge demand for titanium pipes.
2. Aerospace applications
The amount of titanium tubes used in civil aircraft accounts for about 2025% of the weight of the structure, and a large number of titanium tubes are also used in strategic rocket engines, spacecraft (such as Shenzhou 5 and Shenzhou 6), and artificial satellite antennas. Titanium tubes are widely used in the aviation industry.
3. Applications in the marine industry
Titanium pipe has corrosion resistance that cannot be compared with other metal materials, and is especially resistant to high-speed erosion corrosion in seawater. At present, the United States, Japan, France and other countries have developed various advanced titanium tube deep-sea submersibles, submarines, and submarine laboratory devices to conduct marine research. In addition, titanium control equipment and devices are widely used in coastal power stations, offshore oil production equipment, seawater desalination, marine chemical production, and marine aquaculture industry.
4. Chemical applications
The types of equipment have developed from small and single to large and diversified. According to the chemical industry, the application of titanium tube equipment has expanded from the initial soda ash and caustic soda industry to the entire chemical industry. The annual volume of titanium pipes used in the chemical industry will exceed 1,500 tons. After the 7080s of the twentieth century, the national vacuum salt making enterprises gradually began to use titanium tube metal materials to manufacture equipment, and the corrosion situation of the equipment was greatly improved.
5. The role in petroleum refining
The sulfides, chlorides and other corrosive agents in petroleum processing products and cooling water, and the petroleum refining process are seriously corrosive to the oil refining device, especially the atmospheric and vacuum tower top condensing equipment in the low-temperature light oil part, and the equipment corrosion problem has become one of the prominent problems plaguing the oil refining industry. In recent years, the United States, Japan and other countries have introduced titanium control equipment into these highly corrosive links, and have achieved good results.
6. Applications in the automotive industry
The application of titanium tubes in racing cars has a history of many years, and the lightweight, high strength and other properties of titanium tubes have long been concerned by automobile manufacturers. At present, almost all racing cars use titanium tubes, and the titanium tubes used in Japanese automobiles have exceeded 600 tons, and with the development of the global automotive industry, the titanium tubes used in automobiles are still increasing rapidly.
7. Applications in medicine
Implanting metals in the human body is a very rare surgical procedure with the improvement of medical technology. Due to the weak rejection reaction between titanium tube metal and human tissue, it is widely used in artificial bones, artificial joints, artificial teeth and other human implants. In addition, the application of titanium tubes in pharmaceutical machinery and medical devices has also been further understood, and the future demand cannot be underestimated.
8. Application in bicycle racks
As a high-strength and low-density GR9 titanium alloy tube applied to bicycle racks, it will not only make the frame lightweight, high strength, but also make the frame more durable. Titanium alloy not only weighs only 50% of steel, but also has a strength-to-weight ratio that is 28.4% higher than that of chromium-molybdenum steel. The fatigue limit of titanium alloy is twice that of steel, and aluminum alloy frames cannot be compared to titanium alloy frames in this respect after a long period of use. Its super corrosion resistance, with a long life, titanium alloy is a high-performance material used in aerospace products, with excellent metal material performance, is currently internationally recognized as the most advanced and ideal material for the production of various types of competition and leisure high-end bicycles.