Title: THE PRODUCTION OF SEAMLESS TITANIUM TUBING BY THE ROTARY PIERCING PROCESS
1THE PRODUCTION OF SEAMLESS TITANIUM TUBING BY
THE ROTARY PIERCING PROCESS
- Mitchell Z. Dziekonski
- John T. Cash
- TITANIUM ENGINEERS, INC.
- Stafford, Texas
TITANIUM 2004 20th Annual Conference October 3-5,
2004 New Orleans, LA USA
2TITANIUM ENGINEERS, INC. Extensive Metallurgical
Titanium Expertise
AND
THE TIMKEN COMPANY Major Steel Producer of
Seamless Mechanical Tubing
An Exclusive and Proprietary Joint Venture For
Over 10 Years
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3TITANIUM SEAMLESS TUBING
- ROTARY PIERCING CAPABILITIES
- Titanium Grades
- Size Ranges
- Process
- Advantages
- Military Projects
CURRENT 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
Elongate
Reheat
Pierce
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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11TUBING PROJECTS
- Pressure Housings
- Oil Field
- Safety Valve / Packer
- Drilling
- Military Applications
- Deep Water Marine Housings
- Industrial Components
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12XM777 LIGHTWEIGHT HOWITZER TITANIUM SEAMLESS TUBES
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13CRUSADER PROTOTYPE TITANIUM RECOIL TUBING
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14CURRENT TITANIUMTUBING DEVELOPMENTS
- HEAT TREATING
- COLD PILGER
- COLD DRAWN SHAPED TUBING
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15CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS
Solution Treat
Quench
Heat Treat
Temper
Cold Pilger
Cold Drawn-Shapes
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16HEAT 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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17HEAT TREATING
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18TYPICAL HEAT TREAT PROPERTIESTITANIUM SEAMLESS
TUBING
Room Temperature
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19COLD 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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20COLD-PILGER MACHINE
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21COLD-PILGER MACHINE
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22COLD DRAWN SHAPED TUBING
- Input Round Titanium Tube
- Near Net Shape
- No Machining Required
- Thin Wall Shapes
- Unique Mechanical Properties
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23COLD DRAWN SHAPED TUBING
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24COLD DRAWN SHAPED TUBING
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25SUMMARY
- 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. - Economical and technical advantages using rotary
pierced titanium seamless tubing have been shown.
For Additional Information Contact TITANIUM
ENGINEERS, INC. Phone 281-265-2910 Fax
281-265-2818 Email tiengrsjohn_at_cs.com www.titani
umengineers.com