Part of the reason why titanium is expensive to use
01/26/2009
Seeing someone using titanium components to uplift the quality of his products is not an uncommon sight today. In fact, you may have already been using titanium components or titanium mill products to expand your business in a better way. But, have you ever thought about why suppliers and manufacturers charge you a high price for titanium? Probably not!
For titanium, there are different stages of converting it into a usable metal. The basic process starts with turning of titanium by making use of certain carbide and cast-alloy tools. But, the real process, which is the most complicated one, is when it comes to milling of titanium.
Here, you can find suppliers and manufacturers going through a lot of hassle, especially if they use climb milling in lieu of using conventional milling. Apart from climb milling, you can find some companies making use of other options like slab milling, face milling, etc. In all of these milling techniques, the problem of chipping creates several issues as chipping can contribute towards the failure of cutting edges.
Chipping is only one issue associated with titanium milling but there are many other problems that come during titanium machining. Drilling, tapping, sawing, etc are the other stages where companies have to take different steps to get over the issues. Since the process is complicated, so, you have to pay a higher price to use this magical metal in your business.