Compared with previous alloy materials, titanium alloys have many advantages such as low density, high specific strength, corrosion resistance, excellent high and low temperature performance, so they can be more widely used in many fields such as petrochemical, marine environment, biomedicine, aerospace, automotive industry and naval vessels. Cast titanium alloy is titanium alloy obtained by casting into the desired shape, of which the most widely used is ZTC4 (Ti-6Al-4V) alloy, with stable process performance, good strength and fracture toughness (below 350 ℃).
As the main control parts of various special environments and special fluid medium pipeline transmission systems, valves have become an important part of many equipment in production, and it can be said that no industry can do without valves. Due to the different environmental, temperature and media requirements in different fields, valve selection is particularly critical and widely valued. Titanium alloy and cast titanium alloy as the main body of the valve due to its corrosion resistance, high temperature and low temperature performance, high strength and other good superior performance in the valve field has a broad prospect.
Commonly used cast titanium alloys
1.1 Types
With the development of science and technology and production needs, different kinds of cast titanium alloys are developed and used in many fields. From the photographic composition, casting titanium alloy can be divided into α, β and α + β 3 types; from the strength, can be divided into medium-strength titanium alloy, high-strength titanium alloy; from the use of environmental temperature, can be divided into low-temperature titanium all