The most common titanium alloy. An alpha-beta alloy, it is hardenable by heat treatment.Used for applications requiring excellent fracture toughness and fatigue strength such as aircraft, structural components, blades, discs, rings, airframes, fasteners, components, vessels, cases, hubs, forgings, biomedical implants and devices. Biocompatibility: Excellent, especially when direct contact with tissue or bone is required. Ti-6Al-4V's poor shear st...
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The most common titanium alloy. An alpha-beta alloy, it is hardenable by heat treatment.
Used for applications requiring excellent fracture toughness and fatigue strength such as aircraft, structural components, blades, discs, rings, airframes, fasteners, components, vessels, cases, hubs, forgings, biomedical implants and devices.
Biocompatibility: Excellent, especially when direct contact with tissue or bone is required. Ti-6Al-4V's poor shear strength makes it undesirable for bone screws or plates. It also has poor surface wear properties and tends to seize when in sliding contact with itself and other metals. Surface treatments such as nitriding and oxidizing can improve the surface wear properties.
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