The invention relates to the technical field of
titanium and
titanium alloy cast
ingot preparation, in particular to a method for preparing a TA8 cast
ingot by adopting TA9-1 residual waste, which comprises the following steps: firstly, selecting small-particle
sponge titanium, scraps and risers generated by the TA9-1
titanium alloy cast
ingot, stub bars generated in the
forging process of the cast ingot and laths generated by hot rolling of a slab as raw materials for preparing the TA8 cast ingot; then titanium
sponge and scraps are mixed, pressed and welded to form a consumable
electrode A, or a material head, a dead head and a
batten are welded with pure titanium in a matched mode to form a consumable
electrode B; and finally, the consumable
electrode A or the consumable electrode B is placed in a
crucible, finished product
smelting is conducted twice in a vacuum consumable
electric arc furnace, and the TA8 cast ingot meeting the component requirement is obtained. According to the method, the
utilization rate of the
palladium-containing residual waste can be increased, the TA8 cast ingot which is uniform in component and free of segregation is successfully prepared, meanwhile, the cost for producing the titanium-
palladium alloy is greatly reduced, and cyclic utilization of resources is achieved.