Resources
Titanium reference pages, built from the ASTM standards.
Titanium reference
Titanium grades chart
Composition limits and specified minimum properties for grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 and 23.
Titanium weight calculator
Weight of round bar, tube, sheet and plate by grade, in inches or millimeters.
Titanium sheet vs plate
How ASTM B265 separates sheet from plate by thickness.
Grade 5 vs Grade 23 titanium
What the extra-low interstitial (ELI) chemistry changes.
Grade 5 vs Grade 2 titanium
Ti-6Al-4V against commercially pure titanium, side by side.
Grade 9 vs Grade 5 titanium
Ti-3Al-2.5V against Ti-6Al-4V, side by side.
Articles
Cold Forging vs Hot Forging
How cold and hot forging differ in temperature, tolerances, force, tooling cost and part size, and how titanium is forged. From FIA data.
Titanium Machinability
Why titanium is harder to machine than steel, how commercially pure grades differ from Grade 5, and what cutting-tool makers recommend. Every point sourced.
US Tariffs on Titanium Mill Products
US import duty on titanium bar, sheet, plate and tube as of October 7, 2026, and what changed in 2026, from the tariff schedule and official notices.