TITANIUM STANDARDS
Titanium Standards
Titanium products are supplied to standards that define requirements such as material designation, product form, chemical composition, mechanical properties, manufacture, dimensions, testing, inspection and certification. The applicable standard depends on the product, industry and end-use requirements.
Standard Titanium supplies titanium products to customer-specified international standards. The standard number alone is not always sufficient: the required edition or revision, titanium grade, product form, dimensions, condition and certification requirements should also be stated when ordering.
Major Titanium Standards Organisations
| Standards system | Typical titanium coverage | Standards section |
|---|---|---|
| ASTM International | General industrial titanium products and medical implant materials | ASTM titanium standards |
| ASME | Pressure-equipment material specifications used with the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code | ASME titanium standards |
| DIN | German titanium composition, delivery, aerospace and inspection-document standards | DIN titanium standards |
| SAE AMS | Aerospace Material Specifications for titanium sheet, plate, bar, forgings, tubing and welding wire | AMS titanium standards |
| ISO | International titanium product, designation, welding and surgical-implant material standards | ISO titanium standards |
ASTM Titanium Standards
ASTM International publishes many of the specifications most commonly used for commercially pure titanium and titanium alloys in industrial service. Important examples cover sheet and plate, bar and billet, tube, pipe, fittings, forgings, castings and wire.
- ASTM B265 — strip, sheet and plate
- ASTM B338 — condenser and heat-exchanger tube
- ASTM B348 — bar and billet
- ASTM B363 — butt-welding fittings
- ASTM B367 — castings
- ASTM B381 — forgings
- ASTM B861 — seamless pipe
- ASTM B862 — welded pipe
- ASTM B863 — wire
- ASTM F67 — unalloyed titanium for surgical implant applications
- ASTM F136 — wrought Ti-6Al-4V ELI for surgical implant applications
DIN Titanium Standards
DIN standards relevant to titanium include separate standards for chemical composition and technical delivery conditions. For example, DIN 17850 addresses the chemical composition of titanium, while DIN 17860 addresses technical delivery conditions for strip and sheet.
AMS Titanium Standards
SAE International Aerospace Material Specifications (AMS) are widely used for aerospace-quality titanium products. Different AMS numbers apply to specific alloy, product-form and condition combinations.
ISO Titanium Standards
ISO publishes international standards covering titanium plate, sheet, strip, bar, rod, billet, welded heat-exchanger tube, material designation, welding consumables and metallic materials for surgical implants.
Ordering Titanium to a Standard
A technically complete enquiry should normally identify the standard and revision required, titanium grade or alloy, product form, dimensions, condition or heat treatment, quantity, testing requirements and the required inspection certificate. Where a customer specification or drawing imposes additional requirements, those requirements should be stated separately.
Standards note: This page is a practical overview and is not a substitute for the official standard. Standards are revised periodically, and requirements can vary by edition, product form and application. Always state the required standard and revision on the purchase order and verify compliance against the applicable specification and material test report (MTR).
