TB13 Titanium Rod Description
Introduction
TB13 titanium rod is a near-β titanium alloy featuring a single β-phase structure at room temperature developed by China. The features are excellent superelasticity and cold workability, with low controlled Ni content for reduced allergy risk. It’s widely used in lightweight, high rebound application.
China grade: TB13(the titanium alloy grade in China)
Rod form: Round rods, square rods, and hexagonal rods, manufactured through processes such as hot rolling, forging, and cold drawing, are among the most basic profiles of titanium materials.
Technical Specifications
Regular Specification
Unit: mm
| Diameter (mm) | 0.7～1.0 | >1.0～2.0 | >2.0～4.0 | >4.0～6.0 | >4.0～8.0 |
| Tolerance | +0.03/−0.01 | +0.04/−0.01 | +0.05/−0.01 | +0.05/−0.02 | +0.07/−0.03 |
Note: The original table has a likely typo in the last column header-both”>4.0～6.0″ and”>4.0～8.0″start with >4.0, which appears to be an error. The last column should most likely read >6.0～8.0. Please verify against the original standard document.
Chemical Specification
| Elements | Ti(balance) | Al | V | Fe | C | N | H | O | Impurities |
| Max. content | Basic element | 3.0-4.5 | 20-23 | ≤0.2 | ≤0.1 | ≤0.05 | ≤0.015 | ≤0.2 | ≤0.40 |
Physical Specification
| Basic performance | Required value | Physical | Value |
| Tensile strength | ≥700 MPa | Density | 4.51 g/cm³ |
| Yield strength | ≥650 MPa | Melt point | Around 1668 ℃ |
| Elongation | ≥15% |
International Standard
| Standard system | Grade | Standard |
| China(GB) | TB13 | YS/T 1077-2015 |
| International | Ti10Mo4Ni | No unified grade, composition-based designation only |
Features & Advantages
- High strength: High strength to weight radio, lightweight design.
- Good heat-treatment strengthening capability: The strength can be improved though solution and aging treatment.
- Excellent formability in solution treated condition: Has good ductility for complex component forming.
- Excellent fatigue resistance: Stable performance under cyclic loading and alternating stress.
- Good corrosion resistance: Has good corrosion resistance to several common corrosive media.
- Strong heat treatment response: Improved in mechanical properties and wide adjustable range.
- Relatively good machinability: Easier to machining than some other high strength titanium alloy.
Performance Solution
Problem: Normal high strength metal insufficient specific strength in lightweight design, making it difficult to meet weight reduction requirements.
Solution: TB13 has high strength, enabling weight reduction while maintaining strength.
Problem: Some metals cannot reach the strength requirement after heat treatment.
Solution: TB13 exhibits excellent heat-treatment response, achieving higher strength through aging treatment.
Problem: High-strength materials have low ductility, resulting in difficulties in complex forming and a tendency to crack.
Solution: TB13 shows good plasticity in the solution-treated condition, enabling complex structural forming.
Problem: Certain structural materials tend to fail due to fatigue under alternating loads.
Solution: TB13 offers excellent fatigue performance and is suitable for long-term cyclic stress applications.
Problem: Conventional metals suffer performance degradation in corrosive environments, leading to shortened service life.
Solution: TB13 offers excellent corrosion resistance, significantly extending service life.
Application
- Core and most widely used glasses frames, glasses temples, glasses parts Lightweight, excellent superelasticity, shape-retaining, non-magnetic precision elastic components spring clips, spring, snaps, connectors, and elastic components for instruments.
- Hardware, jewelry, wearable products watch straps, watch cases, buckles and jewelry accessories bad hardware, garment fasteners, smart wearable high end hardware, non-magnetic and components.
- Electronics and home appliances micro switches, spring, precision structural components lightweight, corrosion-resistant properties.
- Medical and healthcare application orthodontic wires, orthodontic appliances and elastic support structures surgical instrument components.
- Other industrial application precision small shafts, pins and light load structural components small lightweight corrosion-resistant and non-magnetic parts.
Custom Processing Capabilities
1) Production Line Strength
Baoji Titanium Valley Ti-Ni-Zr Material Processing Co., Ltd. has invested a total of $36.2 million in high-end strip and foil production, establishing an advanced production line for titanium, nickel, zirconium and their alloy strips and foils in the world.
The production line specializes in the stable rolling of ultra-thin, wide-width strips, overcoming critical industry challenges such as springback, difficult shape control and inconsistent material properties. We achieved stable mass production of high-end titanium foil.
With an annual capacity of 3,000 tons, the production line is expected to realize an annual output value of $116 million, supporting large-volume supply demands from high-end customers in aerospace, electronics, new energy, chemical engineering and other industries..
2) The production line is equipped with advanced equipment in the world which can ensure high precision and stability for every coil of strip and foil:
A.750mm 20-high precision rolling mill: enable precision rolling of ultra-thin, wide-width strips
B.Continuous cleaning and annealing line: ensure surface cleanliness and uniform microstructure
C.Vacuum furnace: improve stability of material properties
D.Leveler: enhance strip shape and flatness
E.Slitting line: high-precision slitting suitable for ultra-thin materials
F.Sanding line: optimize surface consistency and texture.
Through precision equipment and optimized processes, the production line has successfully broken through seven core technical barriers for strip and foil products, including surface color difference control, thickness tolerance control, uniform annealing structure, high-precision slitting, and high-performance cleaning processes.
3) We provide one-stop custom processing from raw materials to finished products, ensuring stable supply of high-precision, high-performance products to our customers.
A.Materials: Pure titanium, titanium alloys, zirconium, nickel
Specifications: Thickness 0.02–1.0mm, width 350–670mm, customize according to requirement.
B.Surface treatment: Cleaning, sanding, degreasing, annealing; available in bright, matte and other function surface.
C.Dimensional & flatness control: Precise control of thickness, tolerances and surface flatness
D.Slitting & cutting to length: Suitable for ultra-thin wide strips with high yield and stable quality
E.Mass delivery: Annual capacity of 3,000 tons to meet large-volume, high-standard custom orders