Titanium & Advanced Metals

Titanium Grade 3 Supply Detail

Category

  • Bar and Rod

  • Plate and Sheet

  • Strip

  • Pipe and Tube

  • Wire

  • Welding

  • Powder Material

  • Cast Products

  • Forged Products

  • Fittings

  • Fastening

    Forms & Sizes

    Round Bar:
    φ2–500 mm, 1–6 m length

    Flat/Square Bar:
    4–100 mm thickness/width

    Hex Bar:
    A/F 3–100 mm

    Hollow Bar:
    OD 20–300 mm

    Forms & Sizes

    Sheet:
    0.3–6 mm thickness

    Medium Plate:
    6–25 mm thickness

    Heavy Plate:
    25–100 mm thickness

    Forms & Sizes

    Standard Strip:
    0.05–3 mm thick,
    10–600 mm wide

    Precision strip:
    0.01–0.5 mm thick,
    tight tolerance ±0.005 mm

    Foil:
    0.005–0.1 mm thick

    Forms & Sizes

    Seamless Tube:
    OD 6–450 mm,
    WT 1–50 mm,
    1–12 m length

    Welded Tube:
    OD 10–600 mm,
    WT 1–20 mm

    Capillary Tube:
    OD 1–10 mm,
    WT 0.1–2 mm

    Forms & Sizes

    Wire Form:
    Cold Drawn Wire,
    Bright Wire,
    Spring Wire,
    Fine Wire,
    Ultra-fine Wire

    General Diameter:
    φ0.1–10 mm

    Coil Weight:
    50–500 kg,
    customizable tolerance

    Forms & Sizes

    Solid Wire:
    φ0.8–4.0 mm

    Flux-cored Wire:
    φ1.2–4.0 mm

    Welding Rod:
    φ2.0–5.0 mm

    Forms & Sizes

    Powder Form:
    AM 3D Printing Powder,
    Spherical Powder,
    Gas-atomized Powder,
    Water-atomized Powder

    Particle Size:
    10–150 μm

    Sphericity:
    ≥90% for AM grade

    Forms & Sizes

    Cast Ingot:
    φ200–800 mm

    Precision Casting:
    min wall 0.5 mm

    Cast Pipe:
    OD 100–600 mm,
    WT 10–50 mm

    Forms & Sizes

    Forged Bar:
    Φ35–500 mm

    Forged Ring:
    OD 200–2000 mm

    Forging Weight:
    1–5000 kg

    Forms & Sizes

    Fittings Form:
    Elbow, Tee, Reducer, Flange, Cap, Outlet, Lap Joint

    Size range:
    1/2''–24'' (DN15–DN600)

    Wall thickness:
    Sch10–Sch160, STD, XS, XXS

    Pressure Class:
    150–2500 LB

    Forms & Sizes

    Fastening Form:
    Bolt, Nut, Screw, Stud, Washer, Pin, Rivet

    Metric: M3–M64

    Imperial: #4–2.5''

    Length: 6–500 mm

Titanium Grade 3 Product Description

Overview

Titanium Grade 3 is a medium-to-high-strength member of the commercially pure (unalloyed) titanium grades. This datasheet presents the material within the American (ASTM / ASME / UNS) standard system.

With a minimum titanium content of about 99.0% and a higher interstitial (oxygen and iron) content than Grade 2, Titanium Grade 3 offers higher strength than Grades 1 and 2 while retaining similar ductility and formability. It carries the highest ASME allowable design stresses of any commercially pure titanium grade, positioning it between Grade 2 and the alloyed titanium grades. It combines this strength with the excellent corrosion resistance characteristic of titanium — a stable, self-healing oxide film gives high resistance to seawater, chlorides, nitric acid and many oxidizing media — together with good weldability and excellent biocompatibility.

Typical applications include plate heat exchangers and condenser tubing, deep-drawn and severely formed components, chemical and marine equipment, cryogenic vessels, cathodic-protection anodes, and medical implants and surgical instruments.

1. Physical Properties

Property Value Unit
Density 4.51 g/cm³
Melting point 1670 °C
Elastic modulus 103 GPa
Coefficient of thermal expansion (20–100 °C) 8.6 µm/m·°C
Thermal conductivity (20 °C) 16 W/m·K
Specific heat (20 °C) 523 J/kg·K
Structure Alpha (hexagonal close-packed)

2. Chemical Composition (wt %)

Element Symbol Min % Max % Role in Alloy
Titanium Ti Balance Base element (≥99.0%)
Oxygen O 0.35 Interstitial; strength vs ductility
Iron Fe 0.30 Residual; standard CP level
Carbon C 0.08 Interstitial impurity
Nitrogen N 0.05 Interstitial impurity
Hydrogen H 0.015 Interstitial impurity

3. Mechanical Properties

Annealed condition, per ASTM B265 for UNS R50550.

Condition Property Value
Annealed Tensile strength (UTS) ≥450 MPa (65 ksi)
Annealed 0.2% yield strength 380–550 MPa (55–80 ksi)
Annealed Elongation at break ≥18 %
Annealed Hardness ~200 HB
Elastic modulus 103 GPa

Confirm against the mill test report. Properties cannot be increased by heat treatment; cold work raises strength.

4. Corrosion Resistance

Environment Performance Notes
Seawater / marine Excellent Self-healing oxide film
Chlorides / brine Excellent Resists pitting and crevice attack
Oxidizing acids (e.g. nitric) Excellent Stable passive film
Reducing acids Limited Less resistant than in oxidizing media
Chloride stress-corrosion cracking Excellent Highly resistant

The protective titanium-oxide film gives excellent resistance to seawater, chlorides and oxidizing media; resistance is lower in strongly reducing acids unless inhibited.

5. Heat Treatment

A commercially pure (alpha) titanium; not hardenable by heat treatment. Properties are set by annealing and cold work.

Anneal Anneal at approximately 650–760 °C and air cool to relieve stress and restore ductility after cold work. Protect from oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen pickup at temperature; avoid hydrogen-bearing atmospheres.

6. Weldability and Joining

Excellent weldability with inert-gas processes; the weld must be fully shielded (including the root and cooling weld) from atmospheric contamination, which causes embrittlement.

Welding Process Applicability Filler / Consumable
GTAW / TIG Excellent AWS A5.16 ERTi-3 (matching)
GMAW / MIG Good ERTi-3
Resistance / spot Good

Use full inert-gas shielding and clean, contamination-free surfaces; avoid hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen pickup.

7. Machinability and Fabrication

Machining Guidelines

Parameter Recommendation
Machinability Moderate; sharp tools, low speed, high feed
Work hardening Low for CP titanium; avoid galling
Coolant Generous non-chlorinated coolant

Forming Processes

Process Notes
Cold forming Excellent — deep drawing, severe bending, stamping
Hot forming ~600–800 °C; protect from contamination; anneal afterward

8. Applications

Industry Typical Components Key Requirements
Heat transfer Plate heat exchangers, condenser tubing Formability + corrosion resistance
Chemical / marine Pickling baskets, tanks, harsh-environment parts Corrosion resistance
Medical Implants, surgical instruments Biocompatibility + formability
Aerospace / cryogenic Airframe and honeycomb parts, cryogenic vessels Toughness + formability

9. Available Product Forms and Standards (ASTM / ASME System)

Product Form ASTM Standard ASME Code
Sheet, strip and plate ASTM B265 ASME SB-265
Bar and billet ASTM B348 ASME SB-348
Seamless / welded tube ASTM B338 ASME SB-338
Welding wire AWS A5.16 ERTi-3

Commercially pure (unalloyed) titanium, medium-oxygen higher-strength grade. UNS R50550.

10. Comparison with Related Alloys (Trade-Name System)

Grade Ti % O max % Fe max % Best Used For
Titanium Grade 3 ≥99.0 0.35 0.30 Higher-strength CP titanium; highest ASME design stress
Titanium Grade 2 ≥99.0 0.25 0.30 Workhorse CP titanium; best overall balance
Titanium Grade 1 ≥99.1 0.18 0.20 Softest CP titanium; max formability
Titanium Grade 4 ≥98.9 0.40 0.50 Strongest CP titanium; moderate formability
Titanium Grade 7 ≥98.9 0.25 0.30 CP titanium + Pd; enhanced acid resistance

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