Clad Equipment
Clad equipment is any component or piece of equipment that is made by joining two or more different materials together. Cladding usually serves the dual objective of limiting the drawbacks of one material while combining the benefits of several materials into a unified structure.
Titanium Fabrication manufactures state-of-the-art heavy wall titanium clad equipment for use in the defense, energy, and industrial markets. All of our pressure vessels are expertly designed and engineered with corrosion-resistant materials.
Titanium to Carbon Steel Explosive Bond
Clad Materials of Construction
All of our clad equipment is explosion-bonded. Explosion cladding is a welding process that uses explosions to bond two dissimilar metals while retaining the mechanical and corrosion properties of both parent metals. The process is most commonly used to clad steel with a thin layer of corrosion-resistant alloy metal, such as titanium or zirconium.
TiFab engineers customized clad equipment made of high-performance alloys, including:
Special fabrication techniques are involved with welding explosion clad materials. Titanium and zirconium cannot be welded to steel, so the use of a batten strip must be employed to connect pieces of explosion bonded plate together. TiFab has employed these techniques for over 35 years.
Field welding capabilities
Tifab has ASME & NAVSEA certified field welding capabilities, and our welding teams have worked on projects inside chemical units, pulp and paper mills, refineries, offshore and onshore oil and gas facilities, and defense programs where certification is paramount.
Our on-site services for our titanium clad equipment includes:
- Pressure equipment repair and modification: We offer field welding service for reactors and columns including nozzle additions or relocations, overlay for ferritic interfaces, and code-compliant patch work in titanium or zirconium.
- Heat exchanger service: Our on-site welders can handle tube-to-tubesheet welding, re-tubing and plugging programs, leak tracing, and hydrotest coordination to restore heat transfer and integrity.
Applications
TiFab manufactures heavy wall titanium clad equipment for high-pressure and high-temperature applications in the Chemical/Petrochemical and Oil & Gas industries.
Our cladded products include:
- Reactors: Our reactor vessels are fabricated to ASME standards and built to withstand harsh conditions and high-stress applications.
- Crystallizers: TiFab titanium crystallizers are designed to handle various process conditions and operational demands, offering precision control and efficient operation for all of your industrial crystallizing needs.
- Columns: Our titanium distillation columns for natural gas processing facilities offer high performance under corrosive, high-pressure conditions.
- Heat Exchangers: We manufacture shell and tube heat exchangers, as well as titanium and zirconium tubing solutions. Thickness can go up to a 5" thick wall on vessels and over 10"; diameter on heat exchanger tube sheets.
We’ve designed and manufactured clad equipment for clients across the globe, from New Jersey to the Middle East.
Choose TiFab
Titanium Fabrication has been a leading manufacturer of titanium clad equipment since 1972. We’ve developed specialized welding and fabrication techniques for our titanium and zirconium fabricated products, cementing our reputation as a trusted source for highly customized pressure vessels and other equipment.
If you need custom titanium clad equipment for your operation, contact TiFab today to request a quote.
