Titanium material for hot rolling
A titanium material for hot rolling 1 includes a titanium cast piece 3 , and titanium sheets 4 that are welded to faces corresponding to rolling surfaces 3 a of the titanium cast piece 3 . The titanium cast piece 3 and the titanium sheets 4 have the same kind of chemical composition. The titanium material for hot rolling 1 can maintain good surface properties after hot rolling even if a slabbing process or a finishing process is omitted.
1. A titanium material for hot rolling, comprising:
a titanium ingot, and
a titanium sheet welded to a face corresponding to a surface of the titanium ingot that is to be rolled;
wherein:
the titanium ingot and the titanium sheet each have a chemical composition, both chemical compositions selected a composition from one of the following groups (1) to (3):
(1) a commercially pure titanium specified by a standard from JIS or ASTM, or one of DIN Standards 3.7025, 3.7035, and 3.7055;
(2) a titanium alloy specified by one of JIS Class 11, JIS Class 50, JIS Class 60, JIS Class 61, and JIS Class 80; or
(3) a titanium alloy selected from the group consisting of: Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-2Mo-0.08Si; Ti-6Al-5Zr-0.5Mo-0.2Si; Ti-8Al-1Mo-1V; Ti-1 to 1.5Fe-0.3 to 0.50-0.01 to 0.04N; Ti-1Cu; Ti-1Cu-0.5Nb; Ti-1Cu-1Sn-0.35Si-0.5Nb; Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-6Mo; Ti-15V-3Cr-3Sn-3Al; Ti-20V-4Al-1Sn; Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al; and Ti-6Al-4V-10Cr-1.3C.
2. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 1 , wherein:
a thickness of the titanium sheet is within a range of 1 mm to 20 mm.
3. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 1 , wherein:
a grain size of the titanium sheet is less than 1 mm.
4. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 1 , wherein:
the titanium ingot is a titanium slab produced by electron beam remelting or plasma arc melting.
5. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 1 , wherein the titanium sheet is welded to the face using electron beam welding, plasma arc welding or tungsten inert gas welding.
6. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 1 , wherein the titanium sheet is welded to the face in a vacuum.
7. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 2 , wherein:
a grain size of the titanium sheet is less than 1 mm.
8. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 2 , wherein:
the titanium ingot is a titanium slab produced by electron beam remelting or plasma arc melting.
9. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 3 , wherein:
the titanium ingot is a titanium slab produced by electron beam remelting or plasma arc melting.
10. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 7 , wherein:
the titanium ingot is a titanium slab produced by electron beam remelting or plasma arc melting.
11. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 2 , wherein the titanium sheet is welded to the face using electron beam welding, plasma arc welding or tungsten inert gas welding.
12. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 3 , wherein the titanium sheet is welded to the face using electron beam welding, plasma arc welding or tungsten inert gas welding.
13. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 4 , wherein the titanium sheet is welded to the face using electron beam welding, plasma arc welding or tungsten inert gas welding.
14. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 7 , wherein the titanium sheet is welded to the face using electron beam welding, plasma arc welding or tungsten inert gas welding.
15. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 8 , wherein the titanium sheet is welded to the face using electron beam welding, plasma arc welding or tungsten inert gas welding.
16. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 9 , wherein the titanium sheet is welded to the face using electron beam welding, plasma arc welding or tungsten inert gas welding.
17. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 10 , wherein the titanium sheet is welded to the face using electron beam welding, plasma arc welding or tungsten inert gas welding.
18. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 2 , wherein the titanium sheet is welded to the face in a vacuum.
19. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 3 , wherein the titanium sheet is welded to the face in a vacuum.
20. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 4 , wherein the titanium sheet is welded to the face in a vacuum.
21. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 5 , wherein the titanium sheet is welded to the face in a vacuum.
22. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 7 , wherein the titanium sheet is welded to the face in a vacuum.
23. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 8 , wherein the titanium sheet is welded to the face in a vacuum.
24. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 9 , wherein the titanium sheet is welded to the face in a vacuum.
25. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 10 , wherein the titanium sheet is welded to the face in a vacuum.
26. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 11 , wherein the titanium sheet is welded to the face in a vacuum.
27. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 12 , wherein the titanium sheet is welded to the face in a vacuum.
28. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 13 , wherein the titanium sheet is welded to the face in a vacuum.
29. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 14 , wherein the titanium sheet is welded to the face in a vacuum.
30. The titanium material for hot rolling according to claim 15 , wherein the titanium sheet is welded to the face in a vacuum.