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Steel Corp Announced Steel Wires Made of Titanium 64 Bare Already Set for Mass Production

Taiwan based China Steel Corp the largest steelmaker on the island,announced that steel wires made of titanium 64(Ti-64)are already set for mass production,heralding its fit into Apple Inc.'s supply chain of iPhone 5 that is built with titanium made screws for lighter weight.

China Steel's directors indicated that the firm has actively worked with its Chinese counterparts on developing steel wires of Ti-64 since its reinvested company in the mainland China received inquires from local customers for Ti-64 screws.

The joint efforts have paid off,as China Steel now capably turns out Ti-64 wire rods weighing 15-20 kilograms each,which have been used to produce screws with an outer diameter of 2.4mm for use in iPhone 5.This marks the beginning of China Steel's involvement in Apple's supply chain.

In fact,China Steel indicated that it has been able to churn out a Ti-64 wire rod with a wire diameter of 9mm and weight of 500 kilogram,after successfully breaking through technical bottlenecks in titanium refining and rolling process.This advancement will help its downstream customers to better apply such materials in automated production lines to significantly ramp up output of Ti-64 screws,and boost its presence in Apple's supply chain of iPhone 5 in the future.

China Steel's directors optimistically noted that mass production of Ti-64 wire rods will inject growth momentum into the firm,which is especially valuable at a time when the global steelmaking industry has been mired by business downturns amid global economic doldrums for the time being.

To secure sustainable development,the steelmaker has been devoted to developing non-ferrous alloy materials over the past few years,and has continually worked out middle steel plates and wire rods of commercially pure titanium,Ti-64 alloy steel plates,and hot-rolled Ti steel coils since the second half of 2011.

Ti-64 outperforms commercially pure Ti in many aspects,including corrosion persistence,tensile and lighter weight,and has been widely used by industries of petrochemicals,basic supplies,automotives,biomedical products and aerospace as one of stellar products for steelmakers.

Source: http://www.steelguru.com/international_news/CSC_taps_Apples_supply_chain_of_iPhone_5/294767.html
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