Titanium is known for its incredible strength and durability, making it an integral part of many different industries. While the manufacturing of titanium using the Kroll process is expensive and time-consuming, it is possible to make the venture profitable by investing in titanium recycling. Being a non-ferrous metal, the alloys and products that use titanium never corrode, thereby ensuring that they can be recycled multiple times. Furthermore, there are different grades of titanium scraps that are used for varying purposes. To know more about titanium recycling, the actual process and its different grades will be explored below. 

Titanium recycling and its various scrap grades.

How is titanium recycled?

Titanium is mainly recycled using a method called vacuum arc remelting. Since the metal can’t be melted in an open-air furnace, it is instead processed using this method. Essentially, a consumable electrode that is made of titanium is used to create an electric arc between the electrode and an ingot in a vacuum, thereby melting the electrode at a steady rate. 

Another emerging method is known as cold hearth melting and is considered more economically viable, thereby lowering the cost of titanium recycling even further.  

What are the different grades of recyclable titanium?

Now, that the main recycling process has been covered, it’s time to examine various types of titanium scraps. 

Mixed Titanium Solids: Comprises of clean, solid pieces of titanium scrap.

Titanium Turnings: As the name indicates, it mainly comprises shavings and turnings of the metal.

Titanium Sworf: Comprises miscellaneous residue. 

RUTILE Scraps: Comprises titanium scraps that contain iron oxides.

Titanium Sponge: Comprises metal residue in sponge form.

There are also grades of titanium scraps apart from the ones stated above, but they don’t fall under these categories.

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