Ferro-Titanit® - Carbide-alloyed materials for maximum stresses
Hardly any other sector places higher demands on materials than Formula 1. Only thanks to innovative material developments, such as Ferro-Titanit®, can some of the racing engines really get up to speed.
The Ferro-Titanit® brand stands for metal-matrix composites manufactured by a powder metallurgy process and is a range of carbide-alloyed materials from Deutsche Edelstahlwerke.
The materials available for tools and wear parts are usually tool steels and cemented carbides. Ferro-Titanit®, however, offers an ideal combination of the properties of these two material groups. Depending on application, Ferro-Titanit® contains up to 45% titanium carbide, one of the hardest and most resistant carbides. Because of its high wear resistance and low tendency towards cold welding, Ferro-Titanit® is particularly used in forming and cutting tools, hydraulic jacks for polymer production, pelletising and granulating cutter blades.
Ferro-Titanit® in as-delivered condition can be machined conventionally and vacuum-hardened to up to 70 HRC with minimum distortion.
Outstanding damping properties and a high modulus of elasticity, combined with a low specific weight and high compressive strength, as well as maximum wear resistance, furthermore make Ferro-Titanit® the ideal material for high-speed spindles and boring bars, as well as for engine construction in the motor racing sector. For example, piston pins and camshafts made of a grade specifically designed for the purpose are already giving a promising performance in experimental engines. Other highly stressed parts are already a firmly established part of racing engines today.
Ferro-Titanit® is an economical solution to many problems and demonstrates its superiority in relation to wear caused by abrasion, erosion, cavitation or corrosion.
Applications:
- Metalworking
- Plastics processing
- Chemical plants
- Pumps and fittings
- Special applications