Anyone who is believed to have come into contact with a bicycle knows the
material "titanium alloy". Titanium alloy is based on titanium to add other
elements of the alloy, can be said to be the leader in bicycle materials, not
only expensive, quality and material quality are very good, titanium alloy
materials than we feel precious carbon fiber parts are much more
expensive.
Titanium alloy in the bicycle is widely used, not only in the frame of
the use of titanium alloy materials, basic bicycle every part of the basic
titanium alloy parts, such as titanium alloy stand, titanium alloy horizontal
and other parts have titanium alloy material, even the bicycle screws will have
titanium alloy material, titanium alloy can be said to belong to the
super-high-end metal materials, and the processing process is extremely
complex.
Titanium alloy parts, first take screws, titanium alloy screws relative
to steel screws, whether the texture or quality of screws, are not comparable,
titanium alloy screws have light weight, strength, toughness, corrosion
resistance and so on, it can be said that all titanium alloy parts have light
weight, strength, toughness, corrosion resistance and so on, the disadvantage
is, especially expensive.
Titanium alloy is so expensive, because titanium alloy is widely used in
the field of aerospace technology high-performance materials, the production
process is complex, and the quantity is so-called rare, it is the top material
for the manufacture of bicycle frame, in all metal materials are the number one
and two leader, so by cyclists love, although expensive, but still value for
money, these are the reasons for the high price of titanium alloy.
In so many bicycle materials, such as steel, aluminum alloy, carbon fiber
and so on, only titanium alloy has high strength, low density, low elastic
module, excellent anti-fatigue and corrosion resistance, this is far better than
carbon fiber bicycle, carbon fiber parts, although also expensive, but there is
a fatal disadvantage is irreparable.
And titanium alloy in the repair of this aspect can be said to have
innate advantages, carbon fiber once damage is irreparable, although only a
little crack, but titanium alloy is not so, titanium alloy if damaged, will only
fail in the welding place, as long as the re-welding back can continue to use,
such as aluminum alloy frame, repair is completely unparalleled with titanium
alloy.
At this time we may have questions, why aluminum alloy broken words can
not be repaired, not to say can not be repaired, we all know that the pursuit of
bicycles is what is lightweight, so bicycle manufacturers in the use of aluminum
alloy materials, will also think of lightweight, so the use of aluminum alloy
will be relatively thin, the thickness of the frame simply can not provide
welding conditions.
Not all aluminum alloy frame can not be repaired, but not titanium alloy
reduction so high, and titanium alloy bicycle because of its extremely high
strength, generally very difficult to be broken, even if it fell, but also
generally in the welding site, after welding can continue to use, and the
strength change will not be too large, so this is also the reason for the high
price of titanium alloy.
With the continuous innovation of bicycle technology, the market demand
for titanium alloy is also growing, small editor believes that the future of
most of the bicycle material will be titanium alloy, titanium alloy development
speed is getting faster and faster.
