A titanium pipe is a long hollow tube-like piece of hardware used for the transport of fluid and gaseous materials in a wide range of industrial, commercial and domestic applications. The use of titanium in piping offers superior strength, rigidity, resistance to corrosion and lightness as compared to alternative metals.
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Titanium Processing CenterNew Baltimore, MI 888-771-9449 TPC carries a complete range of Domestic Commercial Pure Grade 2 and 6AL-4V Grade 5 Ti with full mill traceability. TPC's experienced staff provides value-added services including sawing, shearing, turning, plasma and waterjet cutting, drilling and fabricating. TPC is a fully-stocked woman-owned distributor specializing in titanium pipes and many other titanium products and services.
MetalmenLong Island City, NY 800-767-9494 The staff at Metalmen are experienced distributors and marker insiders with 30 years of metal know-how. Their precision machined titanium pipes are sure to meet your standards and specific requirements, leaving you more than satisfied. Please call Metalmen for technical and critical support for your engineering needs and experience the Metalmen difference!
Titanium IndustriesRockaway, NJ 888-482-6486 Titanium Industries prides itself in providing solutions to their customers and strives to maximize the value and quality of products and service within the requirements of their contracts. If you don't find the titanium pipes or services you're looking for on their website, please contact them and their experienced team of professionals will develop a program that works for you.
Metals Unlimited, Inc.Boynton Beach, FL USA: 800-782-7867; Canada: 800-428-4843 Metals Unlimited's product line consists of top-of-the-line titanium pipes, in addition to many other quality high performance metals and their varying forms, such as aluminum, stainless steel, aircraft alloys, super alloys and all manners of tubing and piping, plus many more products and services. Along with their extensive product line, MU, Inc.'s quality approvals also speak for themselves.
Universal MetalsOrange, CA 800-862-6159 For the past 15 years Universal Metals has been consistently providing its customers with integrity, quality, commitment and innovation, enabling them to operate their businesses more efficiently. If its precision manufactured titanium pipes you're looking for, Universal Metals is your solution. Call today or visit UM's quality website to read full descriptions of our many products and services.
Performance TitaniumLargo, FL 800-818-1886 All titanium pipes sold by Performance Titanium Group is shipped with mill test reports or full processing and testing certifications to ensure traceability and specification conformance. Performance Titanium's services require no minimum orders, in addition to no cutting or packaging charges. For quotations and general information, please visit their website or give them a call today.
RTI International Metals, Inc.Pittsburgh, PA 412-893-0051 RTI International Metals is one of the world`s largest producers of titanium pipes. Through its various subsidiaries, RTI manufactures and distributes titanium and specialty metal mill products, extruded shapes, formed parts, and engineered systems for aerospace, industrial, defense, energy, chemical, and consumer applications for customers around the world.
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Pipes constructed of titanium metal and titanium alloys offer twice the strength of copper, steel and aluminum with only 50% of the material volume. This low density material offers spatial savings significant to plumbing, flow tube and exhaust environments where space is often limited. These benefits outweigh the elevated initial cost of titanium which is a direct result of the processes necessary to extract it from ores such as Rutile and Ilmenite. Military, marine, petrochemical, chemical and food processing, medical, automotive, transit, aerospace, agricultural, construction, electrical and paper and pulp industries all utilize titanium pipes in a number of applications such as heat exchangers, handrails and high end automotive fuel lines. The extreme tolerance for corrosive materials of this particular type of metal reduces the potential risk of dangerous line corrosion, valve breakages and leaks in industries where volatile chemicals are processed. The resilience of titanium likewise reduces maintenance while extending product longevity.
Pipe manufacturers buy titanium that has been pre-processed, making it suitable for secondary fabrication. While a variety of stock shapes are available, titanium sheets are the most applicable to pipe construction. These sheets are formed into long hollow tubes, which may have round, oval, square or rectangular cross sections. Extrusion, cold drawing or rolling and welding processes yield these structures. The intended use must be taken into consideration before selecting a particular technique. Welding, for example leaves a seam along the edge of the pipe that would not be suitable for some applications. The pipes are then processed to fit specific product demands and requirements. Cutting, for example, is needed to ensure proper and standard pipe lengths. Bending, flaring and swaging are additional processes in titanium pipe manufacturing. The variable processing methods require a great deal of consideration with regards to the intended goal of a piece of piping. Additional considerations include the maximum pressure and temperature range, flexibility, optional lining and plating, interior diameter and shell thickness of titanium piping. The titanium grade should also be one of the most important considerations as these influence not only the mechanical and chemical qualities of the finished product, but also the necessary manufacturing methods which can be extremely energy intensive for purer titanium.
