Overview Of The Different Titanium Grades

Overview Of The Different Titanium Grades

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Titanium is a metal that is used in virtually every industry "" construction, oil and gas, medical, aerospace, sports and recreation, chemical processing and more. Below is an overview of the several titanium alloys and grades which many manufacturers utilize to build machined components, including Titanium Grade 2, Titanium Grade 5, Titanium 6-2-4-6 and Titanium Grade 19, more commonly known as Titanium Beta-C.

Titanium Grade 2

Titanium Grade 2 is unalloyed titanium and what is considered a "commercially pure" titanium. Titanium Grade 2 is used commonly in applications that require welding because of its strong weldability properties. Titanium Grade 2 is light weight and highly corrosion resistant, but has much lower strength than alpha-beta or beta titanium alloys. Titanium Grade 2 is commonly used in architecture, power generation, desalination, chemical processing and more. Most manufacturers of titanium products produce titanium bar, seamless tube and titanium machined components in Titanium Grade 2.

Titanium Grade 5

Titanium Grade 5 is the most commonly used Titanium worldwide and is the most commonly used alloy in the oilfield. In fact, Titanium Grade 5 accounts for 50% of the titanium used worldwide. Titanium Grade 5 is an alloyed titanium and is considered to be an alpha-beta alloy. Titanium Grade 5 is alloyed with 6% Aluminum and 4% Vanadium and is commonly known as Ti 6Al -4V. Manufacturers produce titanium bar, seamless tube and titanium machined components in Titanium Grade 5 for aircraft turbines, engine components, aerospace applications, sports equipment and more.


Titanium 6-2-4-6

Titanium 6246 is used in high strength applications, applications requiring materials that meet NACE MR0175/ISO 15156 and applications requiring more strength than TI Gr. 5 (6Al-4V). Titanium 6246 is an alpha-beta alloy. It has better response than Ti Gr. 5 when heat treating to high strength levels. Most manufacturers provide Ti 6246 in titanium bar or titanium tube form, or as machined components.

Titanium Beta-C (Titanium Grade 19)

Titanium Beta-C, or Ti Beta-C, is used in high strength applications, applications requiring materials that meet NACE MR0175/ISO 15156 and applications requiring more strength than TI Gr. 5 (6Al-4V)or Ti 6246. Titanium Beta-C is a Beta alloy; Beta alloys are the smallest group of titanium alloys and have good hardenability and can be heat treated to high yield strengths. For strong, hard titanium tube, titanium bar and titanium machined components; manufacturers generally turn to Titanium Beta-C.


About the Author:
Al Rat is a Houston native who simply loves writing. I enjoy writing articles about anything and everything that interests me "" I hope others will be interested too!

If you want more information on titanium bar, titanium tube and titanium machined components, check out my favorite manufacturer, Titanium Engineers, at www.titaniumengineers.com



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