Titanium Drawing

Abstract

To improve the quality of human life, sometimes, surgical interventions are required to replace or retain damaged tissue during reparative regeneration. Titanium and titanium alloys are well-proven biocompatible materials. The methods of modeling the phase composition of the titanium alloy can be used to predict the chemical and physical-mechanical properties of implants and suture material. In this research, the features of the titanium drawing process are investigated, recommendations are given for thermo-mechanical processing and the choice of a lubricant. Modeling the structure and phase composition of alloys allows predicting their properties and choosing the optimal technological parameters for all drawing transitions. Drawing must be performed in a friction mode close to the hydrodynamic regime with intermediate annealing to control the phase composition of titanium, restore the plasticity resource, and heal crystal structure defects. The composition of atmospheric gases during annealing makes it possible to control the phase composition and properties of the alloy. The use of exfoliated graphite is proposed as a lubricant applied to the anodized titanium surface.