HQ has the premium materials and advanced equipment to machining custom parts to your exact project specifications. Titanium offers a high strength to weight ratio and superb corrosion resistance, making it an ideal choice for medical, military, aviation, aerospace, medical, marine, hand tools, sporting goods, and high-performance automotive applications. More recently, it has found increasing applications in consumer products.
With moderate strength and excellent corrosion resistance, it also offers ductility and high impact toughness, and good weld-ability. It is used commonly in applications that require welding. Grades 2 is not hardenable by heat treatment.
Titanium Grade 5 is the most commonly used Titanium worldwide. Titanium Grade 5 is alloyed with 6% Aluminum and 4% Vanadium and is commonly known as Ti 6Al-4V. Grade 5 or Ti 6Al-4V, accounts for 50 percent of total titanium usage the world over.