1. Bar material is just the starting point

       The raw material for titanium alloy tube billets is indeed commonly bar material, but this is only the basic option. After being heated, extruded, or pierced, the bar material forms a hollow tube billet, suitable for manufacturing medium and small-diameter thick-walled tubes. Interestingly, there is a golden ratio between the diameter of the bar material and the tube diameter - usually when the diameter of the bar material is 1.5-2 times the target tube diameter, the material utilization rate is very ideal.

       II. More billet options

       Plate-to-Coil Transformation Technique: Through the coil welding process, titanium plates can be magically transformed into large-diameter thin-walled tubes. This technique is particularly suitable for tubes used in architectural decoration

       Powder Magic: Using titanium powder 3D printing to directly form tube blanks, it can achieve complex internal structures that traditional processes cannot

       New generation of cast billets: Titanium tube billets obtained through centrifugal casting exhibit a more uniform grain structure, making them particularly suitable for corrosion-resistant applications

       III. The raw material determines the character

       Titanium tubes produced from different billets each have their own characteristics: tubes made from bar billets have higher strength but are limited in size, those made from coil billets can achieve ultra-large diameters but require special treatment for welds, while powder metallurgy billets excel in producing shaped tube parts. Modern technology has also developed hybrid billets, such as those combining bar and powder billets, which combine the advantageous characteristics of both.