The application discloses a grain refinement preparation process for improving the fatigue strength of
titanium alloy rod for medical devices, which comprises continuously rolling
titanium alloy coarse rod into finished fine rod; a water
quenching tank is arranged on one side of a multi-roller
rolling mill for continuous water
quenching; after the whole finished fine rod is water quenched to a temperature at which the grains no longer grow, the grain refinement is completed by taking out the finished fine rod from the water
quenching tank. The preparation process realizes integrated rolling and online instant water quenching process, directly enters the tank for water quenching in a high-temperature state at the end of rolling, and has no transfer, no secondary heating, no time interval, and extremely fast
water cooling at a
critical phase change temperature to refine the grains, so that the grain size is ≤7 microns, the metallographic grade is A, and the fatigue strength theoretical analysis (calculation) is ≥500 MPa, and the process is suitable for
medical device implantation requirements such as
artificial joints, spinal fixation nails and intramedullary nails. The process discards high-cost secondary heat treatment and
liquid nitrogen cooling, and significantly improves
implant safety and
mass production efficiency.