Titanium alloy screws are known as the “tough guardians” in the aerospace field, and their core value lies in using material science breakthroughs to support reliable missions in extreme environments.
The ‘stress resistant guardian’ of space shuttle
1. Sea Needle during Launch Phase
When the rocket takes off, it withstands severe vibrations and super strong thrust. The titanium alloy screws, with their high-strength and low-density golden combination, firmly connect the precision components of the engine under overload. Compared to traditional metals, it significantly reduces weight while ensuring structural rigidity, directly improving rocket launch efficiency and providing underlying support for fuel savings and cost control.
2. Temperature tamer in vacuum environment
The temperature difference in space spans from -200 ℃ to 150 ℃, and ordinary materials are prone to failure due to thermal expansion and contraction. The thermal stability of titanium alloy screws becomes crucial – in scenarios such as cabin connection and solar panel fixation on the International Space Station, their small deformation ensures long-term structural integrity, avoiding seal failure or equipment displacement.
Invisible Armor for Deep Space Exploration
1. Dual defense against radiation and vibration
Cosmic rays and long-term micro vibrations are the ‘invisible killers’ of precision instruments. The core equipment such as optical sensors and communication antennas of satellites are fixed with titanium screws, and their anti fatigue characteristics ensure that the equipment maintains millimeter level pointing accuracy during several years of service, ensuring uninterrupted execution of tasks such as meteorological monitoring and deep space communication.
2. Impact buffer for interstellar landing
At the moment of landing, the Mars probe experiences several times the acceleration of gravity. The titanium screw connection structure forms an energy dispersion network, which evenly transmits the impact force to the overall frame and avoids local fractures. This design of “using softness to overcome hardness” greatly increases the probability of the detector surviving on unfamiliar planets.
The ‘Ultimate Craftsmanship’ Co created by Human Technology
1. Strict closed loop of process and standards
From material purity control to vacuum heat treatment, each aerospace grade titanium screw requires more than 200 processes. Engineers use a “fully digital+semi physical” testing system to simulate extreme environments and predict the performance degradation of screws under conditions such as weightlessness and radiation, achieving zero tolerance for faults.
2. Reliability Philosophy in Inheritance
Aerospace professionals regard screws as a “conscientious project” – just as the Seventeen Institute team adheres to the principle of “respecting every line of code and every set of data”, the manufacturing of titanium screws has condensed decades of process iteration and failure experience summary, forming a closed-loop culture of “testing improvement verification”, making small parts the cornerstone of system safety.
