Aerospace Ti-15V-3Al-3Cr-3Sn Titanium Foil Description
1. Introduction
Aerospace Ti-15V-3Al-3Cr-3Sn Titanium Foil is a high-strength near-beta titanium alloy foil designed for advanced aerospace applications, manufactured under AMS aerospace material standards. It is produced through vacuum melting, multi-step thermo-mechanical processing, precision rolling, and controlled heat treatment to achieve ultra-high strength, excellent hardenability, and stable microstructure. Compared with Gr5 (Ti-6Al-4V), Ti-15V-3Al-3Cr-3Sn provides significantly higher strength after aging, making it suitable for critical lightweight and high-load aerospace structures.
Benefits in Aerospace Use
- Ultra-high strength after aging treatment, suitable for extreme load-bearing aerospace parts.
- Excellent hardenability enables deep strength control through heat treatment.
- High strength-to-weight ratio supports advanced lightweight structural design.
- Good fatigue resistance ensures reliable performance under cyclic stress and vibration.
- Good fracture toughness for a high-strength alloy, improving structural safety margin.
Comparison with Aerospace Titanium Foil Grades
AMS 4902 Gr2 Titanium Foil:
• Balanced strength and ductility;
• Most widely used commercially pure titanium grade in aerospace applications;
AMS 4901 Gr4 Titanium Foil:
• Highest strength among commercially pure titanium grades;
• Better load-bearing capability and structural stability than Gr2;
• Reduced formability compared with lower grades;
AMS 4911 Gr5 Titanium Foil (Ti-6Al-4V):
• Significantly higher strength than all commercially pure titanium grades (Gr2–Gr4);
• Excellent strength-to-weight ratio for high-performance aerospace structures;
• Superior fatigue resistance for long-term cyclic loading conditions;
• Preferred for critical, high-load aerospace components;
Aerospace Ti-15V-3Al-3Cr-3Sn Titanium Foil:
• Highest strength among common aerospace titanium alloys after heat treatment;
• Exceptional hardenability enables precise strength control;
• Designed for extreme load-bearing and primary structural applications;
• Best choice where maximum strength and structural reliability are required;
2. Standard Specifications
Thickness range: 0.02-1.0 mm;
Width range: 15-680 mm;
Supply form: coil/strip/Fixed-length sheet(support customization);
Surface: bright surfact/matter surface;
Customizable thickness:≧0.005 mm;
3. Production Process and Equipment Capabilities
Melting → Forging → Hot Rolling Breakdown → Multi‑pass 20‑high Precision Cold Rolling → Ultrasonic Cleaning → Continuous Online Annealing → Skin Pass Treatment → Slitting → Inspection and Packaging.
Key equipment: 750 mm 20‑high Precision Rolling Mill, Ultrasonic Cleaning Line, Continuous Annealing Line, High-Precision Leveling Line, Slitting Line, Grinding Line.
4. Key Equipment and Process Capabilities
- 20-high Precision Rolling Mill: Maximum rolling speed 400 m/min, maximum rolling force 3500 KN, enabling stable thickness reduction and flatness control for ultra-thin strips.
- Ultrasonic Cleaning Line: Surface dyne level can reach above 40 after cleaning, maximum line speed of 30 m/min. It balances efficiency and cleanliness, ideal for applications demanding in high surface quality.
- Continuous Annealing Line: Adopting 7‑zone electric heating control, it achieves a maximum temperature of 1100℃ with a temperature control accuracy of ±2℃. Supports non-stop continuous annealing to ensure uniform microstructure and consistent performance.
- High-Precision Leveling Line: Maximum speed 150 m/min, effectively improving strip flatness and reducing residual stress for more stable subsequent processing.
- Slitting Line: Strips thickness from 0.02–1.0 mm, width: tolerance controlled to ±0.1 mm, meeting with high-precision slitting requirements.
- Grinding Line: Used for surface functional treatments to improve surface uniformity and adhesion, enhancing performance in subsequent coating, bonding and general industrial applications.
Technical Specifications
Basic Product Information
| Item | Detail |
| Material brand | Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al |
| Material type | Near-β Titanium Alloy |
| UNS number | R56400 |
| Product forms | Foil/Strip/Coil |
| Standard reference | AMS/ASTM Aerospace system |
Specification
| Item | Range |
| Thickness | 0.02-1.0 mm |
| Width | 15-680 mm |
| Length | Customizable |
| Surface | bright/matte |
Chemical composition (typical values)
| Element | V | Cr | Al | Sn | O | C | H | Ti |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content | 14‑16% | 2.5‑3.5% | 2.5‑3.5% | 2.5‑3.5% | ≤0.15% | ≤0.05% | ≤0.015% | Balance |
Physical Properties
| Property | Value |
| Density | ~4.51 g/cm³ |
| Melting point | ~1668 °C |
| Operating temperature | ≤300 °C |
| Electrical resistivity | ~1.6 μΩ·m |
| Magnetism | Non-magnetic |
Features & Advantages
1)High Purity & Premium Biocompatibility
Ti content ≥99.5% with strictly controlled trace impurities, fully compliant with ASTM F67 surgical implant standard, safe for long-term human contact.
2)Superior Ductility & Excellent Processability
Owns the best flexibility and formability among pure titanium grades, easy for cold bending, forming and welding to make complex precision parts.
3)Outstanding Corrosion Resistance
Strong resistance to physiological fluid, moisture and salt erosion, stable performance in medical environment and harsh working conditions.
4)Reliable Low-temperature Performance
Excellent low-temperature toughness without cold brittleness, suitable for aerospace cryogenic structural components.
5)Stable Quality & Wide Applicability
Adopts vacuum remelting and complete non-destructive testing, with uniform microstructure; widely used in medical implantation and aerospace high-precision fields.
Performance Solutions
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Problem: Ordinary metal materials are prone to rejection, allergy and poor compatibility when contacting human tissue.
Solution: ASTM F67 Gr1 titanium rod has Ti≥99.5% and ultra-low impurities, providing excellent biocompatibility for long-term medical implantation.
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Problem: Common stainless steel and alloy materials are hard and difficult to bend or cold-form for special personalized parts.
Solution: Gr1 owns the highest ductility and formability among pure titanium, realizing easy cold bending, shaping and on-site fitting processing.
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Problem: Ordinary metal materials are prone to rejection, allergy and poor compatibility when contacting human tissue.
Solution: ASTM F67 Gr1 titanium rod has Ti≥99.5% and ultra-low impurities, providing excellent biocompatibility for long-term medical implantation.
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Problem: Common stainless steel and alloy materials are hard and difficult to bend or cold-form for special personalized parts.
Solution: Gr1 owns the highest ductility and formability among pure titanium, realizing easy cold bending, shaping and on-site fitting processing.
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Problem: Many structural materials will become brittle and crack under ultra-low temperature aerospace working conditions.
Solution: Gr1 titanium rod delivers stable low-temperature toughness without cold brittleness, perfectly adapting to cryogenic aerospace components.
- Problem: Conventional alloy materials contain excessive harmful impurity elements, failing medical implant certification standards. Solution: Compliant with ASTM F67 surgical implant standard, Fe, O, C, N, H impurities are strictly controlled to meet medical safety requirements.
- Problem: Ordinary magnetic metals will cause interference and imaging artifacts in medical MRI and precision electronic equipment. Solution: Gr1 titanium is non-magnetic, effectively avoiding signal interference and ensuring the normal operation of medical and precision devices.
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Problem: Some common titanium materials have uneven internal structure and hidden defects, causing short service life.
Solution: Adopt vacuum arc remelting and complete nondestructive testing, with uniform microstructure and stable overall quality for high-precision scenarios.
Application
- Chemical industry: Suitable for large-size electrolytic cell anode foils, corrosion‑resistant structural linings and membrane components. It can be in stable operation under high1.Ideal for manufacturing non-load-bearing orthopedic bone plates, specially applied to craniofacial, maxillofacial and facial plastic repair, relying on its high purity and outstanding biocompatibility for long-term tissue contact.ly corrosive conditions.
- Widely used in the production of flexible bone pins, Kirschner wires and micro fixing implants, featuring excellent ductility to meet personalized bending and intraoperative shaping demands.
- Suitable for processing dental implant blanks, implant abutment accessories and various oral rehabilitation parts, resisting saliva corrosion and avoiding oral tissue allergy and rejection.
- Applied to the fabrication of elastic orthodontic wires and micro implant screws for orthodontic correction, with good cold forming performance for customized orthodontic structural design.
- Used for customized processing of lightweight denture frames and oral prosthetic supports, reducing overall weight while maintaining stable corrosion resistance in complex oral environments.
- Commonly adopted to produce precision minimally invasive surgical instrument rods and various surgical auxiliary components, ensuring safety, non-toxicity and stable performance after repeated disinfection.
- Specially applied to pediatric orthopedic implant accessories and infant medical components, with strictly controlled impurities to adapt to sensitive physical conditions of children and high medical safety standards.
- Applicable to the manufacturing of soft tissue repair brackets and long-term indwelling medical implanted parts, effectively resisting human physiological fluid corrosion and realizing stable long-term implantation service.
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