The ATI 425 Titanium Alloy is a titanium alloy developed and produced by
Allegheny Technologies
ATI Inc. (previously Allegheny Technologies Incorporated) is an American producer of specialty materials, the company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
ATI produces titanium and titanium alloys, nickel-based alloys and superalloys, grain-or ...
Incorporated (ATI).
It is produced in multiple product forms, including sheet, coil, strip, Precision Rolled Strip and foil, plate, seamless tube, shapes and rectangles, as well as castings.
The ATI 425 Titanium Alloy was debuted on June 14, 2010 at the land and air-land defense and security exhibition
Eurosatory
Eurosatory is the largest international defence and security exhibition for land and airland that is held every two years in the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre, Paris, France. In 2022, it gathered over 1,700 exhibitors and over 62,000 vis ...
in Paris, France.
Applications
Markets for ATI 425 Alloy include aerospace, defense, industrial, medical and recreation. The corrosion resistance of the ATI 425 Alloy to saltwater environments also makes it a candidate for marine-related applications.
Specifically, the ATI 425 Alloy is designed for:
* Wing sheets
* Defense
rotor aircraft
* Ground vehicles
* Soldier support and protection
*
Weapons systems
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* Naval systems
* Boiler/pressure vessel applications
* Additional naval applications, including shiphold structural materials;
armor
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; doors, hatches and bulkheads; and piping
* Golf clubs (Titleist TSI)
The ATI 425 Alloy was used on the
Phoenix Mars Lander, which was launched on August 4, 2007.
Availability
The ATI 425 Alloy currently is available in the following forms:
Certifications
The ATI 425 Alloy sheet is processed to the AMS 6946 specification.
The
ASME
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Board on Pressure Technology Codes and Standards (BPTCS) has approved ATI 425 Alloy for use in Section VIII, Div. 1 construction up to 600 °F (316 °C).
The ATI 425 Alloy has been assigned a titanium grade 38 by
ASTM International
ASTM International, formerly known as American Society for Testing and Materials, is an international standards organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems, a ...
. It can be welded using ERTi-38 weld wire, which is produced in accordance with AWS 5.16/A5.16M.
Notes
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Titanium alloys