Application of Titanium Clad Steel Plate in Ship and Ocean Engineering
1. Field of ship engineering
At present, titanium and titanium alloys have been successfully used in various types of submarines, surface craft, civilian ships, and deep submersibles in my country. Titanium alloys are mainly used on ships to manufacturing pressure-resistant shells, heat exchangers, condensers, nuclear reactor shells, and supporting piping systems. Russia has built a series of titanium-hulled nuclear-powered submarines. The United States uses a large amount of titanium in the superstructure area of the LPD17 amphibious dock transport ship and the deck of the CVN aircraft carrier. Japan has developed the "Titanlady" all-titanium yacht and the "AkiMaRu" all-titanium fishing boat and other civilian vessels, which have a series of advantages such as lightweight, high speed, no need for surface coating, and easy cleaning of attachments. my country's "Jiaolong" deep-sea manned submersible made of titanium alloy has created a Chinese manned deep-diving record of 7062m. Compared with foreign countries, the use of titanium for ships in my country started late, the scale is small, the production cost of titanium alloy is high, and the application is very limited. In addition, a complete system of titanium for ship equipment has not yet been established, which largely limits its scope of use. Due to the importance and urgency of developing ship and marine engineering materials, titanium steel composite plates have great potential for development in the field of ship engineering. my country needs to further accelerate the pace of research and development and application of titanium steel composite materials for ships to improve the level of development. In addition, titanium steel composite plates are also widely used in various types of ship heat exchangers and coastal power station condensers with seawater as the cooling medium.
2. Ocean engineering field
Titanium-steel composite plates have also begun to be used as anti-corrosion materials for steel structures in the marine civil engineering field. Japan vigorously develops titanium-steel composite plate technology and uses continuous hot-rolled titanium clad steel sheets as the lining of marine steel structures, which is applied in the marine field. Japan has also set up a super-large floating marine structure technology research group to conduct research and tests on ultra-large floating marine structures with a durability of 100 years, among which titanium has become the material of choice. The corrosion-prone parts of marine structures use titanium-steel composite plates as anti-corrosion materials or cover the corrosion-prone parts with titanium sheets. With the continuous improvement of titanium steel clad plate manufacturing technology, the manufacturing cost of the currently developed titanium steel clad plate can compete with the cost of stainless steel. In Japan's super-large floating marine structures located in Yokosuka, titanium-steel composite plates are applied to the erosion of seawater droplets and have good corrosion resistance.
Titanium steel composite plates are also used in other large floating marine structures, such as offshore airports, power plants, harbor logistics bases, offshore emergency shelters, offshore entertainment facilities, crude oil, and natural gas storage bases, etc.
3. Seawater desalination field
There are insufficient freshwater resources on the earth, and the distribution of water resources is uneven. At present, there are many countries with severe water shortages in the world, such as Egypt, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates. In addition, there are more than 100 countries with varying degrees of water shortages. China is also one of the water-poor countries in the world, and its water resources are unevenly distributed. In a few decades, freshwater resources will become more and more scarce, and the entire freshwater resources in the world are not optimistic. Therefore, there will be huge business opportunities in the international seawater desalination market in the next few decades. Due to its excellent seawater corrosion resistance, erosion resistance, and non-toxicity, titanium is an ideal material for equipment in the field of seawater desalination, which will surely set off an upsurge in the application of titanium-steel composite plates.
After decades of development, various production technologies of titanium-steel composite plates have become increasingly mature. Since the hot-rolling clad method is a high-efficiency, cost-saving, and environmentally friendly production technology, most of the production of titanium-steel clad plates is processed by hot-rolled clad is also developing. Advanced marine engineering materials are one of the material foundations for realizing marine strategies. Titanium steel composite plates are ideal metal materials for the construction of ships and marine engineering equipment. Contribute to the strategic goals of a strong military and a strong maritime nation.
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