Manufacturing Indonesia - 2014 Indonesia Exhibition

Venue: Jakarta International Expo. Booth No: D-9108 Hall D2. We are delighted to announce that our participation in the Manufacturing Indonesia 2014 trade show during Dec 3 to 6, 2014 was a great success.  We would like to thank our friends and new customers who has visited our booth.

Titanium Metal Fire Safety

Information about the Safe Handling and Use of Titanium metal and powders. Metals in a combustible form, including titanium, can present fire and explosion hazards. However, risks can be minimized through proper housekeeping, planning, engineering, and training. The size and shape of the titanium products are key in determining the combustibility risks of the metal.

Large castings and ingots are generally not combustible under ordinary circumstances.  Housekeeping is one of the key factors in preventing fires and explosion hazards. It is critically important to minimize titanium dust and to isolate titanium in combustible forms. The importance of dust control cannot be overstated, as it is a significant component when dealing with titanium or any metal in a combustible form, to prevent incidents that can result in tragic outcomes. Proper operation and maintenance of equipment, and minimizing the amount of product that can become involved in a fire, are also important aspects of an effective housekeeping program.

Any fire involving titanium can present significant risks. The primary goal is to limit the potential of an event, but should an event occur, the goal is to successfully limit its impact and risks. “The most dangerous forms of combustible metals, with the exception of molten metal, are dust, powders, and machining swarf, (swarf is also known as chips or by other process-specific names such as turnings, that are the debris or waste resulting from machining) all of which have large surface areas relative to the amount of metal. Therefore, good housekeeping is a must:  A large number of incidents can be mitigated with proper housekeeping and by minimizing the amount of product that can become involved.  Planning for incidents with local emergency responders is also critical; this is important not only for primary manufacturers, but also for any facility handling titanium in a combustible form, such as secondary users, machine shops, and recycling facilities. “The proper handling of fires involving titanium and other metals in a combustible form does not occur by happenstance,” the chief emphasizes. “It is the result of detailed planning and a close working relationship between facility personnel and emergency responders.”

One of the most important concerns is to ensure that personnel alert local emergency responders prior to an event about titanium’s specific risks and hazards. These include the forms of the material that may become involved in an emergency incident, such as powders, dusts, or molten metal; as well as the potential involvement of chemicals that may be associated with processing. 

When a titanium fire is in its incipient stage, it is still possible to deal with it. However, titanium very quickly reaches extremely high temperatures, and the ability to extinguish a spreading titanium fire becomes very limited.” Because titanium’s burning temperature is over 7000°F, a titanium fire can result in a structure quickly becoming untenable. The high temperature results in the breakdown of water to its constituent elements of hydrogen and oxygen, resulting in hydrogen explosions. Therefore, the application of water to titanium fires (and most metals in a combustible form), is the same as adding an oxidizer and fuel source. The burning metal will also pull water out of concrete and any other material with which it comes in contact.

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Titan exhibits in Manufacturing Indonesia – 2014

Titan exhibits in Manufacturing Indonesia – 2014, Booth No: D-9108 Hall D2

The 25th International Manufacturing Machinery Equipment, Materials and Services Exhibition is starting on 03 December, 2014 and ending on 06 December, 2014.

The Fair and Exhibition will be hosted at the Jakarta International Expo, Indonesia.

We are delighted to announce that Titan representatives will be participating in the MANUFACTURING INDONESIA 2014 December 2014 trade show.

This year's trade fair will be held from 03 - 06 December 2014, JI Expo, Kemayoran, Jakarta, Indonesia. Our representatives will be manning a stall in Booth No: D-9108 Hall D2.  We’ll exhibit some of our latest titanium metal & alloy products. Come and meet us to learn more about our capabilities and how we can meet your titanium & specialty material needs.

Titan has many customers in Indonesia and we would like to take this opportunity to meet our customers to strengthen our relationship and to further enhance our range of supply.

We would like to invite you to our after work party on every exhibition days at 5:00 pm at the Coffee Area near our stand. We will together celebrate and enjoy with you in MANUFACTURING INDONESIA 2014.

Mark your calendar 03-06 December, 2014.

Visit us for more details. www.titanium.com.sg

Titanium Round Bars. Ground with corner radius.

Lightweight Champion Titanium faces Heavy weight jobs

The twenty first century metal Titanium (Ti) can be found everywhere, from tennis rackets to jet engine parts. Titanium alloys are used in air crafts, armor plates, naval ships, spacecraft, satellites and missiles because of their high tensile strength, light weight, extraordinary corrosion resistance, and ability to withstand extreme temperatures. Welded titanium pipe is used in the chemical industry for its corrosion resistance, and its use is growing in petroleum drilling because of its strength, light weight and corrosion resistance. Titanium alloyed with vanadium is used in the outer skin of aircraft, fire walls, landing gear and hydraulic tubing.

Other uses:

• Due to excellent resistance to sea water,  titanium is used to make propeller shafts and rigging and CP grade titanium tubes are used in the heat ex-changers of desalination plants and in heater-chillers for salt water aquariums.
• Because it is considered to be physiologically inert, titanium is used in joint replacement implants such as hip ball and sockets and to make medical equipment and in pipe/tank lining in food processing. Titanium is also used for surgical instruments.
• Titanium alloys make highly durable and long lasting eye glass frames. Both traditional alloys and shape memory alloys find use in this application.
• Many backpackers use titanium equipment, including cookware, eating utensils, lanterns and tent stakes because titanium products can be significantly lighter without compromising strength.
• Titanium is popular in consumer products such as tennis rackets, golf clubs, bicycles, laboratory equipment and laptop computers.

About 95% of mined and synthetic titanium mineral concentrates was used to make titanium dioxide (TiO2) a pigment used to impart whiteness to paper and inks. Anything you see white is due to use of titanium dioxide. One of the largest producer of titanium dioxide, Huntsman Tioxide (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd is also our regular customer. Titanium is also added in steel alloys to reduce grain size and as a deoxidizer and in stainless steel to reduce carbon content. Titanium is often alloyed with aluminum (to refine grain size), vanadium, copper (to harden), iron, manganese, molybdenum, and other metals.

The quality and composition of all of the materials that go into making these metal blends must be verified. For example, if the titanium used in the manufacture of propeller shafts or other parts designed for underwater use is not alloyed with the right metal for the application, the parts won’t have the needed corrosion resistance. Similarly, titanium must be alloyed with precise amounts of platinum, palladium, or ruthenium to make pipes that can withstand harsh chemical processing environments.

Titan Singapore keeps extensive stock various grades of titanium materials. Drops us email or visit us to know more.

Titanium Gr2 Seamless Heat Ex-changer Tubes

Titanium Jigs for Anodizing & Plating industries.

Any item to be anodized requires reliable jigging. First to stop the components falling to the bottom of the anodizing tank and secondly so that the electrical current can safely pass from the jig to the work pieces. Anodizing jigs are usually made from Aluminum or Titanium. Aluminum jigs get anodized of course and have to be chemically stripped, the constant anodizing and stripping results in a short life and hence the use of Titanium which does not require stripping after the anodizing process.

Titanium is far less conductive than Aluminum so that jig design, always very important, is critical. Contact points and therefore jig marks need to be larger than with Aluminum jigs to avoid contact burns during processing.

Many jigs rely on small sprung fingers gripping the work piece in some way; with hard anodising the favoured way with large pieces especially is to use titanium screws to get a positive reliable contact. It should be remembered that holding work in the process will result in small un-anodised areas and it is unrealistic to expect 100% coating. Jigging can usually be arranged to avoid sensitive areas. This should be borne in mind when designing for corrosion resistance and wear resistance in particular.

Titan Engineering Pte Ltd specialises in supplying complete jigs or titanium materials for making jigs. Our jig materials are custom made order for springiness required in hold the parts

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The Big Head Ache - Corrosion

Metal is notorious for corroding in water applications.  The power packed combination of moisture, oxygen and salt, especially sodium chloride, is more deadly to metal than rust.  It corrodes or eats away at the metal by weakening it and eventually causing it to fall apart.  And if the metal is submerged in a salt water environment than count on your metal corroding five times faster than if it was in fresh water.

Considering we rely on metal in just about every "water-related" application out there, the above statistics sound a bit bleak.  Let's see, we need metal in plumbing, water filtration, sewage plants, hydro-electric power, oil & gas platform parts in the ocean, engine cooling, refrigeration, irrigation and the list goes on and on.  How could the world's economy and infrastructure have survived if metal wasn't used in water applications?  Well, since you and I haven't heard about the world's ongoing struggle to find a metal for water applications that means a solution must have been found.  

Traditionally, steel is not seen as a suitable metal for water applications.  Why?  Remember that moisture is highly corrosive to most metals including steel and zinc. In order to make steel suitable for water applications, there is a process called Hot Dip Galvanizing.  This is where a "layer or protective suit" is metallurgically bonded to the steel.  This bonded layer is a complete, uniform coating that adds strength (approx. 3600 psi) and long term durability to the part. 

However before you go and select Hot Dip Galvanizing Steel (HDGS) as your "go to water metal", beware of some of the disadvantages.  You must know what type of water the part will be submerged in, such as; pure water (distilled or de-ionized water), fresh water, or seawater. Each water environment has different mechanisms that determine the ultimate corrosion rate.  For instance, studies show that HDGS will corrode up to ten times faster in a pure water environment than in a fresh water environment. 

Also, one of the most corrosive areas for HDGS is in Agitated Waters, such as; wash zones and tide lines.  The agitation accelerates the corrosion rate of the zinc.  Often the “washing” motion removes the passive scales which are forming on the surfaces, exposing fresh zinc which tries to redevelop more scales/patina. This leads to rapid erosion of the zinc coating resulting in increased corrosion rates.

So what are the alternatives? 

TITANIUM.

It is amazing how titanium stands out against the "big guys", like Steel and Stainless Steel in certain environments and applications. Even though annual titanium consumption accounts for such a small percentage of all the metal consumed in the world - it is clear that titanium has a major part to play in the Metals Industry.  I am finding that it is a unique, diverse and adaptable underdog.  

I hope you enjoyed the blog and if you have any questions at all please feel free to contact us at sales @ titanium.com.sg or call (+65) 6853 7424 or visit us at www.titanium.com.sg

Until next time...enjoy your week!