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 small and medium-sized thick-walled tubes. Interestingly, there is a golden ratio between the diameter of the bar material and the tube diameter - typically, 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

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

      Powder Magic: Using titanium powder for 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 unique characteristics: tubes made from bar billets exhibit high 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 components. Modern processes have also developed hybrid billets, such as those combining bar and powder billets, which combine the advantageous characteristics of both.