Comments on: Titanium Hydride Dramatically Lowers Manufacturing Cost of Titanium Parts

By: OMMAG

OMMAG — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:33:36 +0000

I’ll bet that a carbon fibre con-rod can be made lighter, stronger and cheeper.

By: Kenny

Kenny — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:44:35 +0000

Ahh that makes sense. Cheers. You learn something new everyday

By: DanTI

DanTI — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:21:10 +0000

Ti-6Al-4V is the most used form, TI6AI4V is also correct. The notation referres to the composition of the alloy, Titanium, 6% Aluminum and 4% vanadium.

By: Kenny

Kenny — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:37:42 +0000

DanTI,
Yeah I know about that. Sorry, I guess inverted comma’s and refering to Ti in its pure form might have confused some people, just laziness on my part.
Is it Ti6-Al4-V or the way you’ve notated it. I’m a little confused is it the chemical notation or is some other form notation being used.

By: DanTI

DanTI — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:12:14 +0000

Kenny, a titanium alloy implies a combination of pure titanium with some other metals. These metals influence the characteristics of titanium, making the alloy more or less suitable for different applications. Commercially pure titanium rarely used as such. For instance, especially in industrial products, the most common titanium alloy is TI-6Al-4V, which is titanium combined with aluminium and vanadium, as designated in the name.
Actually, titanium is the 9th most abundant element in the earth crust, so it can hardly be described as “rare”, and you can actually found it in many other places that you least expect it. Try looking at your toothpaste, your sunscreen, or even some food products. If you see titanium dioxide or E171 written on them, then they contain titanium.