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Titanium casting

Titanium casting

Titanium casting

(OP)
Can we cast titanium shrouded turbine?
Thanks

RE: Titanium casting

Can't cast the entire turbine in one shot, but you can cast parts made of titanium.  It's done every day

RE: Titanium casting

Generally turbine/fan rotors of titanium are forged, not cast, to ensure maximum strength.

RE: Titanium casting

lagpump,

Titanium is highly reactive with oxygen when molten, so it must be vacuum cast.  Vacuum casting is only really practical with investment casting processes, and not with sand casting.

A shrouded turbine casting would probably require some coring.  Some cored features can be produced with investment casting using soluble wax cores, but there are limits.  The process is definitely not as flexible as sand casting in this respect.

Good luck.
Terry

RE: Titanium casting

(OP)
thank you all for your responses.
And please recommend me what casting companies have capabilities to do this job.
Thanks again.

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