Titanium Product Guide

Much like other metals in the materials industry, Titanium has many different grades. Grade 2 being the most commonly used in pure titanium and Grade 5 (6AL-4V) is the most commonly used for alloy titanium, both being considered the “Workhorse” in the titanium world. Titanium is widely used because it’s high corrosion resistance and high strength to weight ratio. Typical applications are; aerospace, automotive, medical, industrial, chemical, petroleum and other common industries.

Grade 1

Grade 1 titanium is a relatively low strength with high ductility. It is the softest and most ductile of the various grades of titanium.  Because of these qualities, Grade 1 is commonly used for it’s formability.

Common Applications:

  • Chemical Processing
  • Architecture
  • Medical
  • Marine
  • Automovtive
  • Air Craft
Grade 1 Titanium
Minimum Properties Ultimate Tensile Strength, psi34800
Yield Strength, psi24700-45000
Brinell Hardness120
Rockwell B Hardness70
ChemistryCMax .1
FeMax .2
HMax .015
NMax .03
OMax .18
Ti99.5

Grade 2

Grade 2 Titanium has the best combination of strength, ductility and weld-ability. Commonly known as the “workhorse” in the titanium industry, Grade 2 is more useable and available.  

Common Applications:

  • Architecture
  • Medical
  • Marine
  • Exhaust
  • Air Craft
  • Chemical
  • Automotive
Grade 2 Titanium
Minimum PropertiesUltimate Tensile Strength, psi62400
Yield Strength, psi24700-45000
Brinell Hardness200
Rockwell B Hardness98
ChemistryCMax .1
FeMax .3
HMax .015
NMax .03
OMax .25
Ti99.2

Grade 3

Grade 3 titanium is one of the least used grades of commercially pure titanium. Grade 3 is stronger than both grade 1 and 2, but similar in ductility and less formability. Grade 3 has a higher mechanical properties allowing for greater use in applications needing moderate strength and higher corrosion resistance.

Common Applications:

  • Aerospace
  • Chemical
  • Medical
  • Marine
Grade 3 Titanium
Minimum PropertiesUltimate Tensile Strength, psi75400
Yield Strength, psi65300
Brinell Hardness266
Rockwell B Hardness26
ChemistryCMax .1
FeMax .3
HMax .015
NMax .05
OMax .35
Ti99.1

Grade 4

Grade 4 Titanium is well known for its high strength, corrosion resistance and good formability. Grade 4 is also most widely used in the medical industry.

Common Applications:

  • Medical
  • Cryogenic
  • Surgical Equipment
  • Heat Exchange
Grade 4 Titanium
Minimum PropertiesUltimate Tensile Strength, psi95700
Yield Strength, psi85600
Brinell Hardness265
Rockwell B Hardness23
ChemistryCMax .1
FeMax .5
HMax .015
NMax .05
OMax .4
Ti99

Grade 5 (6AL-4V)

Grade 5, also known as 6AL-4V, is considered the “workhorse” for the alloy titanium. Most commonly used because of its high strength to weight ratio and its corrosion resistance. Grade 5 can also be heat treated to increase the strength.

Common Applications:

  • Aerospace
  • Automotive
  • High-performance
  • Marine
  • Sports equipment
Grade 5 Titanium
Minimum PropertiesUltimate Tensile Strength, psi138000
Yield Strength, psi128000
Brinell Hardness334
Rockwell B Hardness36
ChemistryAl6
FeMax .25
OMax .25
Ti90
V4

Alcobra Metals states that all technical data is for comparison purposes only and is NOT FOR DESIGN. It has been compiled from sources we believe to be accurate but cannot guarantee. Please consult an Engineer.

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