Title: AN ECONOMICAL METHOD OF PRODUCING SEAMLESS TITANIUM TUBING
1AN ECONOMICAL METHOD OF PRODUCING SEAMLESS
TITANIUM TUBING
- Mitchell Z. Dziekonski
- John T. Cash
- TITANIUM ENGINEERS, INC.
- Stafford, Texas
Low-Cost Titanium Workshop December 10 11,
2003 Baltimore, MD
2TITANIUM ENGINEERS, INC. THE TIMKEN
COMPANY Exclusive and Proprietary Joint Venture
THE TIMKEN COMPANY A Major Steel Supplier to the
U.S. Armament Industry Since World War I
TITANIUM ENGINEERS, INC. Extensive Metallurgical
Titanium Expertise
Joint Venture In Place For Over 10 Years
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3TITANIUM SEAMLESS TUBING
- ROTARY PIERCING CAPABILITIES
- Titanium Grades
- Size Ranges
- Process
- Advantages
- Military Projects
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
- Heat Treating
- Cold Pilger
- Cold Drawing - Shapes
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4TITANIUM TUBING CAPABILITIES
HOT ROLLED SIZE RANGES
- Outer Diameter 1.500 13.000
- Wall Thickness 0.250 3.000
TITANIUM ALLOYS
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5WE PIERCE OUR OWN TITANIUM
Pierce
Elongate
Reheat
Size
Gage
Hot Bed Cool
Reduce
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6ROTARY PIERCING
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7ROTARY PIERCING ADVANTAGES
- ECONOMIC
- DIMENSIONAL
- METALLURGICAL
- MACHINING
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8ROTARY PIERCING TITANIUM TUBING
- Virtually No Input Billet Preparation
- No Tooling Required
- Small Quantities
- Minimum Yield Loss
- High Production Rate
DIMENSIONAL ADVANTAGES
- Minimum Tube Clean-Up
- Guaranteed Tube Size Calculations
- Accurate Dimensional Tolerances
- Size Change Flexibility
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9ROTARY PIERCING TITANIUM TUBING
- High Rate of Thermo-Mechanical Work
- Multi-Stage Tube Processing
- Uniform Mechanical Properties
- Rapid Production Rate
MACHINING ADVANTAGES
- Processing Based on Tubes Rotating on
Centerline - Each Stage Hot/Warm Processed
- Superior Straightness Characteristics
- No Residual Stresses
- Minimizes Machining Costs
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10Guaranteed Tube Size
Part and processing information
Dimensions in Inches
OD ID Length Misc. OD Cleanup Misc. ID
Cleanup
4.995 4.005 7.000 0 0
Condition Hot Rolled OD Cleanup Full ID
Cleanup Full Treatment As Hot Rolled True To OD
Tube Dimensions
Min. OD Nom. OD Max. OD OD Tol.
5.066 5.094 5.122 0.028
OD Cleanup ID Cleanup OD Camber ID Camber
0.054 0.042 0.017 0.017
Min. Wall Nom. Wall Max. Wall Wall Tol.
0.574 0.621 0.667 7.500
Nominal ID 3.853 OD/Wall Ratio 8.203 Theor.
Ft. Wgt. (Lbs/Ft) 29.66
Titanium Tube Size 5.094 OD -0.028 X 0.621
Wall -7.500
4.995 OD
4.005 ID
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11MACHINED COMPONENT FROM TITANIUM TUBING
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12MILITARY PROJECTS
- XM777 Lightweight Howitzer
- Crusader 155 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer
- Joint Strike Fighter Refueling System
- 81 mm Lightweight Mortar
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14XM777 LIGHTWEIGHT HOWITZER TITANIUM SEAMLESS TUBES
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16CRUSADER PROTOTYPE TITANIUM RECOIL TUBING
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17FUTURE TITANIUMTUBING DEVELOPMENTS
- HEAT TREATING
- COLD PILGER
- COLD DRAW SHAPED TUBING
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18FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
Solution Treat
Quench
Heat Treat
Temper
Cold Pilger
Cold Draw-Shapes
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19HEAT TREATING
- Continuous Thermal Treatment
- Individual Tube Processing
- Uniform Mechanical Properties
- Unique Quench and Temper Capabilities
Allow Low Cost Titanium Grades to Achieve High
Strength Capability
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20HEAT TREATING
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21TYPICAL HEAT TREAT PROPERTIESTITANIUM SEAMLESS
TUBING
Room Temperature
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22COLD PILGER TITANIUM TUBES
- Higher Tensile/Yield Strengths
- Superior Surface Conditioning
- Tight Dimensional Tolerances
- High OD/Wall Ratios Thin Wall
- Outer Diameter 4.500 10.500
- Wall Thickness 0.125 2.00
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23COLD-PILGER MACHINE
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24COLD-PILGER MACHINE
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25COLD DRAWN SHAPED TUBING
- Input Round Titanium Tube
- Near Net Shape
- No Machining Required
- Thin Wall Shapes
- Unique Mechanical Properties
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26COLD DRAWN SHAPED TUBING
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27COLD DRAWN SHAPED TUBING
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28SUMMARY
- Successful Joint Venture between Titanium
Engineers, Inc. and The Timken Company for over
ten years. - Rotary Pierced Titanium Tubing is a successful
merger of steel making processing and titaniums
unique metallurgical characteristics. - Advantages have been shown relating to economic
and technical production of rotary pierced
titanium seamless tubing.
For Additional Information Contact TITANIUM
ENGINEERS, INC. Phone 281-265-2910 Fax
281-265-2818 Email tiengrsjohn_at_cs.com