I can use this to make folder liners with right

[A.W.Stovall]

TITANIUM SHEET 6AL-4V 25 pcs. 1" x 5" x .063" just bought it on ebay it sold so cheap has me concerned
the anealed part here is exactly what it says "TITANIUM SHEET 6AL-4V MIL-T-9046J AB-1 AMS type 4911 annealed"
Can you heat treat it with a regluar heat treat oven?

 

[Scott Davidson]

I did not know that you could heat treat Titanium

 

[A.W.Stovall]

I didnt eather I just saw it was anealled and asumed

 

[A.W.Stovall]

Thanks Ed I just dont know much about Ti.

 

[12345678910]

Titanium is not heat treatable in the context that most knifemakers understand. In order to heat treat something (harden/temper/anneal, etc) there must be iron and carbon in it's makeup.....6AL4V Titanium is 60% aluminum, and 40% vanadium.
Since you mentioned that it came from Ebay, I suspect that somebody was just trying to make it sound more enticing.

Missing a couple of decimals points Ed
For most applications titanium is alloyed with small amounts of aluminum and vanadium, typically 6.0% and 4.0% respectively, by weight.
six and four, not sixty and forty


Annealing Ti is to increase fracture toughness, ductility at room temperature, dimensional and thermal stability, and creep resistance.

"Mill annealing is a general-purpose treatment given to all mill products. It is not a full anneal and may leave traces of cold or warm working in the microstructures of heavily worked products, particularly sheet."

After they work the strips and sheets they anneal it so it is more workable and useful to the next user.
Ti is a reactive metal and needs to be treated in a controlled atmosphere furnace.

It's good. Use it as is, no heat treating required.

 

[Frank Niro]

What are the other metyals in the 6AL4V ? Frank

 

[A.W.Stovall]

so your saying I'm going to have to have this treated?
Thanks Anthony

 

[12345678910]

What are the other metyals in the 6AL4V ? Frank

Titanium is an elemental metal, like aluminum, magnesium, manganese, Iron (iron not steel)...and so on .


Typical Chemistry ASTM F136 FWM Avg. Wt. %

Nitrogen, max. 0.05 0.011
Carbon, max. 0.08 0.015
Hydrogen, max. 0.012 (a) 0.0058
Iron, max. 0.25 0.12
Oxygen, max. 0.13 0.11
Aluminum 5.5-6.50 6.06
Vandium 3.5-4.50 3.97
Titanium Balance Balance

http://www.fwmetals.com/ti6ai-4veli-alpha-beta.php

 

[12345678910]

so your saying I'm going to have to have this treated?
Thanks Anthony

No

It's good. Use it as is, no heat treating required.

 

[Frank Niro]

Well, thanks, Sam. I sure was way off on that. Frank