Manufacture and supply of titanium ingots and titanium slabs
ASTM Grade 1; ASTM Grade 2; ASTM Grade 3, ASTM Grade 4; Ti6Al/4V; ASTM Grade 5; ASTM Grade 9

at FIKO Electron-Beam Metallurgical plant.

1. Titanium ingots can be manufactured as
a) CP (commercially pure) titanium ingots which fall into two groups – titanium ingots, titanium ingot with low oxygen content 0.04-0.08% and with alloyed oxygen content as per ASTM Grade-1; ASTM Grade-2; ASTM Grade-3, ASTM Grade-4.
b) titanium ingots with ligature supplement, melted according to ASTM Grade 5, Grade 9
and GOST OT4, OT4-0, OT4-1, VT3-1, VT5-1, VT6, VT6S, VT14, VT16, VT20, VT22, VT23, PT1M, 5V alloy, PT3V, PT7M.

2. Titanium ingots, titanium ingot are produced in different diameters.
FIKO metallurgical mill produced titanium ingots dia 370mm, dia 400mm, dia 630mm. at present a new melting facility is being constructed which is purposed to melt titanium ingots dia 800mm, 860mm.

3. Titanium ingots, titanium ingot are produced in different lengths.
We melted titanium ingots with length 1000-2000mm. The new facility will be able to melt titanium ingots up to 4000mm in length.

4. Titanium ingots, titanium ingot are produced in different weight.
Titanium ingots produced by us before weighted 700 to 3200 kg. With new melting furnace we will have possibility to melt ingots of nearly 12 000 kg weight.
The main parameters of titanium ingots depend on market demands. For production of titanium bars the most suitable will be titanium ingot dia 370mm, for rolling of titanium sheets and titanium plates the ingots with dia 630-860mm are the best choice.
Very often customer need titanium ingots Ti6Al-4V dia 200-250mm. Normally, such titanium ingots are used in manufacture of titanium golf clubs instead of more expensive titanium bars.

5. FIKO’s new melting facility is also purposed for melting titanium slabs.
Titanium slabs will be produced in following dimensions
height of titanium slab - 400-500 mm
width of titanium slab - 1050-1325 mm
length of titanium slab - 4000 mm
Titanium slabs will be supplied either in mechanically turned (machined) condition or with non-machined surface.

FIKO metallurgical plant produces titanium ingots both turned and not turned with dia 370, 400, 450, 510, 600, 630, 800 mm and titanium slabs both machined and non-machined and supplies such titanium ingots and titanium slabs to the market of Asia, Europe and America.

Quality control of titanium ingots and titanium slabs starts with titanium sponge, titanium scrap and titanium cuttings quality control.
In manufacture of titanium ingots, titanium slabs, titanium ingot, titanium slab the following grades of titanium sponge are used TG-90, TG-100, TG-110, TG-120, TG-130 and in exceptional cases TG-150.

Titanium scrap, used in melting titanium ingots, titanium slabs, titanium ingot, titanium slab, can be ASTM Grade-1; ASTM Grade-2; ASTM Grade-3, ASTM Grade-4, ASTM Grade 5, Grade 9 or GOST OT4, OT4-0, OT4-1, VT3-1, VT5-1, VT6, VT6S, VT14, VT16, VT20, VT22, VT23, PT1M, 5V alloy, PT3V, PT7M.
Titanium sponge should be supplied in pressurized drums and with mill certificate. Chemical composition of titanium sponge is checked by analyses and if the results conform to the figures indicated in certificate, the sponge is used in production of titanium ingot, titanium ingots, titanium slab, titanium slabs.

Before melting of titanium ingots or titanium slabs, titanium sponge should be pressed and sorted in accordance to customers’ demands regarding oxygen and iron content. Such sorting of titanium sponge allows us to make orders for titanium ingots with low oxygen content 0.04-0.08%.
In case we have to melt titanium ingots or titanium slabs with high oxygen content 0.20-0.25%, then TiO2 is added to titanium sponge while pressing. After that titanium sponge is prepared for melting.
At our plant titanium ingots, titanium slabs are melted by electron-beam method.
The process of manufacture of titanium ingot, titanium ingots, titanium slab, titanium slabs is rather laborious and difficult because there are no companies in Ukraine who could supply titanium scrap in prepared for melting condition. The specialists of FIKO have to sort out titanium scrap thoroughly because the quality and purity of titanium ingots and titanium slabs depends on the quality of titanium scrap.
FIKO metallurgical plant usually melts Ukrainian titanium scrap into titanium ingots and titanium slabs only of VT1-0, VT6 and PT3V grades, because in melting titanium scrap consisting of the pieces of titanium bars, sheets and plates some part of alloyed elements are burned out and it is necessary to add the ligature. That’s why the production of titanium ingot, titanium ingots, titanium slab, titanium slabs in OT4, OT4-0, OT4-1, VT3-1, VT5-1, VT14, VT16, VT20, VT22, VT23, PT1M, 5V alloy, PT7M is not profitable.
Moreover, titanium ingots and titanium slabs in OT4, OT4-0, OT4-1, VT3-1, VT5-1, VT6, VT6S, VT14, VT16, VT20, VT22, VT23, PT1M, 5V alloy, PT3V, PT7M should be double melted.

This is the reason we are interested in partners from Europe, Japan, South Korea, USA who supply titanium scrap (remains of titanium bars, titanium sheets and titanium tubes) ASTM Grade-1; Grade-2; Grade-3, Grade-4; Ti6Al/4V; Grade-5; Grade-9.
Titanium scrap from titanium bars, titanium sheets, titanium plates, titanium tubes should be sorted and prepared for melting and supplied with quality certificate.
The best scrap for melting titanium ingots and titanium slabs if the scrap from titanium sheets and titanium plates, because titanium scrap from titanium bars and titanium tubes cannot be piled into melting boxes tight enough. The scrap from titanium sheets and titanium plates is preferable because one melting yield of titanium ingot or titanium slab from sheets plates scrap is more than
from scrap of bars and tubes.

After melting of titanium ingot or titanium slab it is cooling stage. Then titanium ingot or titanium slab is turned. While turning the test samples are picked out for analysis of chemical composition of melted titanium ingots or titanium slabs. Titanium turnings taken from definite titanium ingot or titanium scrap are forwarded to laboratory for analysis. After we get the conclusion of chemical laboratory we issue quality certificate for titanium ingot or titanium slab.

Ultrasonic testing is carried out only for titanium ingots and titanium slabs with mechanically turned (machined) surface. In certificate for such titanium ingots or slabs we make a mark about ultrasonic control. In case customer’s demand is titanium ingot or titanium slab is with non-machined condition it is supplied without ultrasonic testing.