Disadvantages Of Titanium Anodes

Compared with the phosphocopper ball, the disadvantage of titanium anode can be summarized as a cost problem. Cost is the most important factor hindering the comprehensive replacement of phosphocopper spheres by titanium anodes.
The problems of equipment input cost are mainly concentrated in the following aspects: first, the titanium anode system needs additional copper oxide powder addition system, in order to better control, it is recommended to match the liquid medicine online control system; Second, the power supply suitable for titanium anode needs higher working voltage design, which brings about the increase of the manufacturing cost of the power supply for titanium anode; Third, the cost of titanium anode compared with the titanium basket of phosphorus copper ball system is far beyond (due to the cost of noble metal oxide coating on the surface of titanium anode). In summary, the use of titanium anodes will result in a significant increase in the overall budget for a range of devices.
On the one hand, the titanium anode must have a corresponding service life. After a period of use, the discharge performance or electroplating performance of titanium anode will decline, even can not continue to meet the high requirements of electroplating needs. In general, titanium anodes need to be evaluated and replaced after 1 to 2 years of on-line use. The replacement cost of titanium anode is much higher than that of titanium basket of phospho-copper ball system.
On the other hand, in the manufacturing cost, compared with the phospho-copper ball, the extra cost caused by titanium anode mainly comes from the additional consumption of copper plating additives. Compared with the phosphor copper sphere, the titanium anode leads to a significant increase in the unit consumption level of copper plating additives. Therefore, how to control the additive consumption within a reasonable level is an important evaluation index for customers to the standard of titanium anode products. In terms of copper consumption, considering the unit price of phosphorus copper ball and copper oxide powder and the material loss rate, the actual use cost of the two will not appear particularly big difference.
The choice of titanium anode is a trade-off between cost and quality. On the one hand, the use of titanium anode, can really improve the process capacity and improve product quality, in some cases, the use or not to use titanium anode, determine whether the manufacturer has a product manufacturing capacity; On the other hand, the use of titanium anode no matter from the equipment input cost, or the subsequent operation cost, compared with phosphorus copper ball, will be an obvious improvement. When the benefits outweigh the costs, it is clear that titanium anodes are indeed the obvious choice. Moreover, in some cases, if not using titanium anode, will lose the ability to manufacture a product, titanium anode has become a necessary choice. With the continuous improvement of product demand, the improvement of manufacturing capacity is also a continuous requirement. Overall in the long run, the choice of titanium anode will be a more and more definite direction of development.