• Titanium Tantalum Products Limited

Titanium Column

Titanium Tantalum Products offers titanium products for industrial use. A group of metals - titanium, tantalum, zirconi- um, niobium and their alloys are known as exotic metals, reactive metals or valve metals. These are replacing many conventional metals, particularly for application in areas which are very corrosive. Titanium and its alloys which are popular among the reactive metals are significantly more resistant to corrosion in oxidising solutions such as nitric acid, chlorinated water solu- tion, chlorine compounds and wet chlorine gas, hydrogen vapour, sulphur dioxide vapour, etc. Thus, the material is used in the construction of reactors, heat exchangers, pumps, blowers, pip- ings, etc. Titanium is least affected by galvanic corrosion even when it is couple with other metals in an oxidising atmosphere. It is not susceptible to stress corrosion as well as pitting corrosion. It is much less prone to crevice corrosion. The compa- ny has fabricated one of the longest columns, 620 mm dia x 11,100 mm long, for the function of stripping of ethylene in the process industry. The column has been designed for full vacuum condition o and temperature of 180 C. The mechanical design for the above condition conforms to ASME Section VIII Div I. The thickness of the column is 5 mm.