What is ferro titanium used for?
Ferro titanium is used as a deoxidizer, degasser and carbon-sulfur stabilizer in steelmaking.
Titanium deoxidation in the production of killed steel can reduce segregation on the upper part of the ingot, improve the quality of steel and increase the yield rate of the ingot.
Titanium and nitrogen dissolved in molten steel can combine to form stable titanium nitride, which can eliminate the adverse effects of nitrogen on steel properties.
Titanium and sulfur in molten steel form titanium sulfide, which can eliminate the formation of iron sulfide that causes hot brittleness.
Titanium and carbon form extremely stable titanium carbide. The particles of titanium carbide can prevent the growth of steel grains, refine the structure of steel, and increase the strength of steel.
The chemical affinity between titanium and carbon is greater than that between chromium and carbon. Adding ferro titanium to stainless steel to fix carbon can eliminate the depletion of chromium at the grain boundary of stainless steel and improve the corrosion resistance of stainless steel.
In recent years, titanium has been used as a microalloying element to produce high-strength low-alloy steel. Adding titanium to cast iron helps to generate fine-grained graphite, and also plays the role of degassing, inoculation, purification and refinement of casting structure, thus improving the wear resistance of casting.
Adding titanium to heat-resistant cast iron can improve the heat resistance of cast iron parts. In addition, titanium-containing composite alloys are used as additives in the production of superalloys and aluminum alloys. Using ferrotitanium as a coating component for welding rods can improve welding quality.
Today's ferro titanium price
| Prices of mainstream manufacturers of medium and high ferrotitanium in major regions of China: | |||||
| Product Name | Specification | Price (yuan/ton, 25 base price) | Rise and Fall | area | Remark |
| Ferrotitanium | 40 | 12200-12500 | -- | Jinzhou | Price including tax |
| Ferrotitanium | 40 | 12200-12500 | -- | Henan | Price including tax |
| Ferrotitanium | 40 | 12200-12500 | -- | Jiangsu | Price including tax |
| High titanium iron | Scrap Titanium Type | 28500-30000 | -- | Jiangsu | Price including tax |
| High titanium iron | Scrap Titanium Type | 28500-30000 | -- | Liaoning | Price including tax |
| High titanium iron | Scrap Titanium Type | 28500-30000 | -- | Henan | Price including tax |
What are the uses of titanium iron?
Ferrotitanium is a special alloy with a wide range of uses.
It is added to steel as an alloying element during the steelmaking process to refine the grain structure, fix interstitial elements (C, N), and improve the strength of steel.
When smelting stainless steel and heat-resistant steel, titanium combines with carbon to form a stable compound, which can prevent the formation of chromium carbide, thereby reducing intergranular corrosion and improving the welding performance of chromium-nickel stainless steel.
The product of titanium deoxidation is easy to float. Titanium deoxidation of killed steel can reduce the segregation of the upper part of the ingot, thereby improving the quality of the ingot and increasing the yield of the ingot.
Titanium combines with nitrogen dissolved in molten steel to form a stable titanium nitride that is insoluble in molten steel. High-titanium ferrotitanium is also an indispensable alloy material for smelting iron-based high-temperature alloys and high-quality stainless steel.
With the improvement of steel quality and the increase in varieties, the requirements for the quality and variety of ferrotitanium are getting higher and higher.
The international market has a large demand for high-titanium ferrotitanium with high titanium content, but my country's current ferroalloy plants generally only produce ordinary medium and low ferrotitanium. For high titanium iron with w(Ti) = 65%~75% and w(Al) ≤4%, few manufacturers officially produce it.
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