Keywords: titanium alloy, Ti-6Al-4V, manufacture, applications

     Titanium alloys seem to be far away from daily routine, this webpage gives a brief introduction of one of the most common titanium alloys Ti-6Al-4V(TC4). When it comes to titanium alloys, we seem to be familiar with them, however, sometimes even can not list out one or two normal alloys. This webpage take TC4 as an example introduce how it is manufactured and used.  

     Ti-6Al-4V(TC4) is a typical alloy in titanium alloys which can cover over half of the titanium market. TC4 was firstly developed by Illinois research institute America in 20^th century and was one of the titanium alloys products at the earliest time. At the end of the Kroll process, a titanium ingot is obtained then after mechanical working and heat treatment which are conducted below the beta transus temperature in order to get TC4. The raw material can be post processed by heat treatment, machining, welding. The high strength, low weight ratio and outstanding corrosion resistance enable its application fields cover from aerospace to medical industries.