Titanium wire rolling process in detail: raw materials, applications and key technologies

Rolling process of titanium wire and titanium alloy wire is one of the important technologies in the field of metal processing, which takes titanium and titanium alloy wire blanks as raw materials, and produces a variety of specifications into discs or single wire products through precise drawing process. These titanium wire products are widely used in aerospace, instrumentation, electronics industry and corrosion-resistant materials and other fields, showing its excellent performance and wide applicability.
Raw material and product application
Raw Materials: Titanium and titanium alloy wire blanks, including but not limited to industrially pure titanium, Ti-15Mo alloy, Ti-15Ta alloy, Ti-3Al, Ti-6Al-4V, and other compositions, which are supplied either in discs or as single rods.
Product Applications:
Titanium iodide wire: used in precision instruments, electronic components and other high-end fields.
Ti-15Mo alloy wire: as the suction source material of vacuum titanium ion pump, it plays a key role in the field of vacuum technology.
Ti-15Ta alloy wire: an important suction material in the vacuum industry sector.
Industrial pure titanium and other titanium alloy wires: widely used in corrosion-resistant parts, electrode materials, welding materials, etc. Some high-strength titanium alloys such as TB2 and TB3 are dedicated to the aerospace industry.

Key Technical Parameters
Heating regime and final rolling temperature:
β-type titanium alloy: the heating temperature before rolling needs to be slightly lower than the (α+β)/β phase transition temperature to ensure that the rolling process is completed in the α+β phase region.
α-type titanium alloys: the heating process is carried out in the α+β phase region.
α+β type titanium alloys: the heating temperature is higher than the β transition temperature to ensure that the material is sufficiently softened for rolling. The heating time is based on the thickness of the material, usually calculated at 1~1.5mm/min.
Rolling speed:
In view of the large demand for titanium and titanium alloy rolled profiles and the need to maintain a certain length of the product, the rolling speed is generally controlled at 1~3m/s to avoid quality problems caused by excessive speed.
Roll hole design:
According to the titanium alloy's deformation resistance, wide spread value and elongation and other characteristics, select or design a suitable roll hole pattern. For mass-produced titanium alloy profiles, special roll hole patterns for titanium alloys can be specially designed to optimize rolling efficiency and product quality.
Process optimisation and future prospects
With the progress of science and technology and changes in market demand, titanium wire rolling process is also constantly optimised and innovative. In the future, it is foreseeable that further breakthroughs will be made in the following areas:
Improvement of heating technology: adopt more efficient heating equipment and more precise temperature control technology to reduce energy consumption and improve heating uniformity.
Improvement of rolling speed: Under the premise of guaranteeing product quality, through optimising the rolling process and equipment performance, the rolling speed will be increased, thus improving production efficiency.
Intelligent production: introduce automation and intelligent technology to achieve remote monitoring and intelligent regulation of the titanium wire rolling process to improve the stability and reliability of the production process.
In summary, titanium wire rolling process as one of the important technologies in the field of metal processing, the precise control of its process parameters, the continuous upgrading of rolling equipment and the promotion of intelligent production will provide strong support for the wide application of titanium wire and titanium alloy wire.