We have listed some of the problems you may need to take care of while purchasing Titanium.
1. Iron, oxygen, and tungsten carbide (added during the machining process) are heavily contaminated in titanium scrap and are challenging to remove while melting titanium scrap.
2. Titanium is highly reactive with oxygen and other gases. Titanium may react with atmospheric gases while welding compacted briquettes during the Titanium ingot manufacturing process.
3. Higher impurity content (Oxygen, Iron, Nitrogen) makes Titanium brittle and decreases its fatigue life & fracture toughness.
4. The alpha case is a brittle and hard layer that can readily break the material when the material is under sudden or repeating stress.
5. If the hardness of Titanium is high, the machining process becomes more complex, and tool life diminishes. When the hardness is low, the performance of the finished product weakens.
There are a few more things you may want to know before deciding to buy Titanium rods/sheets for medical applications.
To learn more about such problems, DM us or email us at info@horizontitanium.com.
