TI ROLL-CLAD PLATE - MORE COST-EFFECTIVE PLATE PRODUCTS FOR UTILIZINGTITANIUM AND ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS IN CHEMICAL PROCESSES

A new family of hot roll-bonded composite reactive metal plate product s, known as Ti Roll-Clad Plate, was developed and offers significant c ost savings over solid Ti Grade 7, Zr 702, Ni-Cr-Mo, and Ni-Mo alloy p late for construction of chemical process equipment. Favorable economi cs with these plate products stem from more efficient reactive metal u tilization, a simple plate manufacturing process, and applicability of conventional fabrication/welding methods. Numerous cladding metal and backer alloy combinations are possible for these plates, permitting o ptimization in alloy corrosion resistance and economics for process eq uipment used in the chemical, petrochemical, and pharmaceutic industry .