Types of Titanium and Their Applications

Types of Titanium and Their Applications

There are various types of titanium that are suitable for different applications based on their strengths and properties.

TITANIUM DIOXIDE

Titanium dioxide is also known as titanium oxide and comes in a fine white titanium powder. It gives products a bright white hue. It is created when titanium naturally interacts with oxygen. This form of titanium is extremely popular in everyday products such as paper, plastics, sunscreen, toothpaste, cosmetics, paints, and even adhesives.

TITANIUM ALLOYS AND APPLICATIONS

An alloy is a metal that contains the primary metal, in this case, titanium, with a small percentage of other elements. Titanium alloy still has high strength and corrosion resistance properties. However, thanks to the other metals it also has increased malleability. This means that it has more applications than pure titanium. Here are some grades of titanium alloys Ulbrich works with:

· Grade 5 Titanium - This is the most common titanium alloy and is most commonly used in aerospace parts, sports equipment, and marine applications.

· Ti Grade 9 (Titanium 3-2.5) - This alloy is a compromise between the facility of welding and manufacturing of the pure grades and the high strength of Grade 5. Containing 3% Aluminum and 2.5% Vanadium, it has great corrosion resistance and can be used extensively in aerospace, chemical processing, medical, marine, automotive.

· Titanium Beta 21S - This alloy is one of the beta titanium alloys which was developed as an oxidation-resistant aerospace material and as a matrix for metal-matrix composite

· Titanium 15-3-3-3 - This alloy is a metastable beta titanium alloy that offers substantial weight reductions over other engineering materials if used In the solution treated condition. It has excellent cold formability.

COMMERCIALLY PURE TITANIUM GRADES AND APPLICATIONS

Commercially pure titanium means that the finished product only contains the element titanium and isn't mixed with any other components. This type of titanium has the highest corrosion resistance of any form of titanium. The distinguishing characteristic of CP Titanium is the percent of oxygen content that acts as the primary strengthening mechanism for these metals. It also has exceptional malleability properties. There are 4 grades of pure titanium.

· Titanium Grade 1 - This is the softest form of pure titanium with a high degree of weldability and high ductility. It is most commonly used in the architecture, medical, and marine industries. Grade 1 has the lowest oxygen (O) % allowance of any of the commercially pure grades. With each increase in grade comes an increased oxygen allowance.

· Titanium Grade 2 - This variation features moderate strength and a high degree of malleability. It oxidation and corrosion-resistant. Grade 2 is most commonly used in architecture, automotive parts, aerospace, and desalination.

· Grade 3 Ti - This type of pure titanium is stronger than the grades above it, but also less malleable as well. It is popular in hydrocarbon processing, aerospace, and marine industries.

· Grade 4 Ti - is stronger than grades 2 and 3. It also has a lower ductility, but very high corrosion resistance properties. It used in applications where a high degree of strength is a must including the medical industry and the aerospace industry. Grade 4 has the highest oxygen (O) % allowance of any of the commercially pure grades.

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