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Titanium and Titanium Alloy Castings: Standard Specification For
Titanium and Titanium Alloy Castings: Standard Specification For
6.1.1 The elements listed in Table 1 are intentional alloy to the possibility of oxygen or other interstitial contamination,
additions or elements which are inherent to the manufacture of samples for oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen analysis
titanium sponge, ingot or mill product. shall be taken no closer than 1⁄4 in. (6.3 mm) to a cast surface
6.1.1.1 Elements other than those listed in Table 1 are except that castings too thin for this shall be analyzed on
deemed to be capable of occurring in the grades listed in Table representative material. The chemical composition determined
1 by and only by way of unregulated or unanalyzed scrap shall conform to the analysis in Table 1 within the check
additions to the ingot melt. Therefore product analysis for analysis variations shown in Table 2 or shall be subject to
elements not listed in Table 1 shall not be required unless rejection by the purchaser.
specified and shall be considered to be in excess of the intent 6.5 Referee Analysis—In the event of disagreement between
of this specification. the producer and purchaser concerning the analysis of any
6.1.2 Elements intentionally added to the melt must be casting, Test Methods E 120 shall be used as a referee chemical
identified, analyzed, and reported in the chemical analysis. analysis method.
6.2 When agreed upon by the producer and the purchaser
and requested by the purchaser in his written purchase order, 7. Heat Treatment
chemical analysis shall be completed for specific residual 7.1 Unless otherwise specified in the contract, all castings
elements not listed in this specification. will be supplied in the as-cast condition except when post-weld
6.3 Product Analysis—Product analysis tolerances do not heat treatment is required.
broaden the specified heat analysis requirements, but cover 7.2 If post-weld heat treatment is required, it shall consist of
variations between laboratories in the measurement of chemi- a stress relief performed at 1075 6 25°F (580 6 14°C) for
cal content. The producer shall not ship material which is Grades C-2, C-3 Ti-Pd7B, Ti-Pd8A, Ti-Pd16 and Ti-Pd17, and
outside the limits specified in Table 1 for the applicable grade. 12006 25°F (6506 14°C) for Grades C-5, C-6, and Ti-Pd18.
Product analysis limits shall be as specified in Table 2. Time at temperature shall be a minimum of 1⁄2h plus an
6.4 Sampling—Samples for chemical analysis may be made additional 1⁄2 h at temperature per inch of thickness for section
by the purchaser on a representative casting from any lot. Due sizes greater than 1 in. (25 mm). After heat treatment, the
castings should be cooled in air or in the furnace to ambient
TABLE 2 Check Analysis Tolerances temperature unless otherwise agreed upon between the pur-
Maximum or Range, Permissible Variation in
chaser and producer.
Element
Weight% Check Analysis
8. Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance
Nitrogen 0.05 +0.02
Carbon 0.10 +0.02 8.1 All castings shall be made in a workman-like manner
Hydrogen 0.015 +0.003 and shall conform to the dimensions in drawings furnished by
Iron 0.50 +0.15
0.40 +0.08 the purchaser before manufacturing is started. If the pattern is
0.25 +0.05 supplied by the purchaser, the dimensions of the casting shall
0.20 +0.04 be as predicted by the pattern.
Oxygen 0.40 +0.08
0.25 + 0.05 8.2 The surface of the casting shall be free of adhering mold
0.20 + 0.04 material, scale, cracks, and hot tears as determined by visual
Aluminum 2.5–6.75 60.40
Vanadium 2.0–4.5 60.15
examination. Other surface discontinuities shall meet the visual
Tin 2.0–3.0 60.15 acceptance standards specified in the order. Practice A 802/
Palladium 0.04–0.25 60.02 802M or other visual standards may be used to define accept-
Other (each) 0.10 +0.02
able surface discontinuities and finish. Unacceptable surface
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Supplementary requirements shall be applied only when specified by the purchaser. Details of the
supplementary requirements shall be agreed upon by the producer and purchaser. The specified tests
shall be performed by the producer prior to shipment of the castings.
S3.1 Cavities prepared for welding due to surface disconti- C-2 50 (345) 40 (275) 15
C-3 65 (450) 55 (380) 12
nuities, such as cracks, open porosity, etc. shall be examined by C-5 130 (895) 120 (825) 6
means of liquid penetrant examination in order to verify C-6 115 (795) 105 (725) 8
Ti-Pd 7B 50 (345) 40 (275) 15
removal of such discontinuities. Ti-Pd 8A 65 (450) 55 (380) 12
S3.2 Weld repairs that are made to eliminate discontinuities Ti-Pd16 50 (345) 40 (275) 15
that are detected by radiography shall be re-radiographed to Ti-Pd17 35 (240) 25 (170) 20
Ti-Pd18 90 (620) 70 (483) 15
verify that unacceptable discontinuities have been removed.
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