Technical Resources
Short engineering references for titanium machining and piezo integration. Deeper technical notes are added as supplier paths and project work confirm them.
Titanium & Specialty Alloys
Machining Titanium Cleanly
Cutter geometry, feeds and speeds, coolant strategy, and chip-handling notes for titanium grades commonly used in UHV and precision-instrument work.
UHV Cleanliness for Titanium
Cleaning sequence, residue control, packaging, and handoff expectations for titanium components destined for vacuum service. Project-specific cleanliness classes and leak-rate callouts belong in the RFQ package.
Specialty Grades Cheatsheet
Quick reference on titanium grades we machine — Grade 2, Grade 5 (Ti-6Al-4V), Grade 23 (ELI), Grade 7 (Ti-Pd), Grade 9, Grade 12, Beta-C, and Ti-6242 — with typical use cases.
Piezo Integration
Preload Best Practices
~15 MPa recommended for dynamic operation; 30 MPa is the working limit for constant-force conditions.
Handling Guidelines
Cleaning ceramic surfaces, humidity control during storage, and avoiding lateral forces during installation.
Driver Selection Guide
Matching amplifier current capacity to piezo capacitance and desired bandwidth.