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Designation:F129516Standard Specification forWrought Titanium-6Aluminum-7Niobium Alloy for SurgicalImplant Applications(UNS R56700)1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1295;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope*1.1 This specification covers the chemical,mechanical,andmetallurgical requirements for wrought annealed,cold-worked,or hot-worked titanium-6aluminum-7niobium alloy bar,wire,sheet,strip,and plate to be used in the manufacture of surgicalimplants(1-4).21.2 The SI units in this standard are the primary units.Thevalues stated in either primary SI units or secondary inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard.Thevalues stated in each system may not be exact equivalents;therefore,each system shall be used independently of the other.Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:3E8/E8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Ma-terialsE29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance with SpecificationsE290 Test Methods for Bend Testing of Material for Ductil-ityE1409 Test Method for Determination of Oxygen and Nitro-gen in Titanium and Titanium Alloys by Inert Gas FusionE1447 Test Method for Determination of Hydrogen in Tita-nium and Titanium Alloys by Inert Gas Fusion ThermalConductivity/Infrared Detection MethodE1941 Test Method for Determination of Carbon in Refrac-tory and Reactive Metals and TheirAlloys by CombustionAnalysisE2371 Test Method for Analysis of Titanium and TitaniumAlloys by Direct Current Plasma and Inductively CoupledPlasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry(Performance-Based Test Methodology)E2626 Guide for Spectrometric Analysis of Reactive andRefractory MetalsIEEE/ASTM SI 10 American National Standard for Use ofthe International System of Units(SI):The Modern MetricSystem2.2 Aerospace Material Specification:4AMS 2249 Chemical Check Analysis Limits,Titanium andTitanium AlloysAMS 2630 Inspection,Ultrasonic Product Over 0.5 Inch(12.7 mm)ThickAMS 2631 Ultrasonic Inspection-Titanium and TitaniumAlloy Bar and Billet2.3 ISO Standards:5ISO 583211 Implants for SurgeryMetallic MaterialsPart 11:Wrought Titanium 6Aluminum 7Niobium Al-loyISO 68921 Metallic MaterialsTensile TestingPart 1:Method of Test at Room TemperatureISO 9001 Quality Management SystemsRequirements3.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 beta transus,nthe minimum temperature at whichthe alpha plus beta phase can transform to 100%beta phase.3.1.2 cold workany mechanical deformation process per-formed below the recrystallization temperature which results instrain hardening of the material.3.1.3 lot,nthe total number of mill products producedfrom the same melt heat under the same conditions at essen-tially the same time.3.1.4 hot workany mechanical deformation process per-formed above the recrystallization temperature.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F04 onMedical and Surgical Materials and Devices and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee F04.12 on Metallurgical Materials.Current edition approved Oct.1,2016.Published October 2016.Originallyapproved in 1992.Last previous edition approved in 2011 as F1295 11.DOI:10.1520/F1295-16.2The boldface numbers in parentheses refer to a list of references at the end ofthe text.3For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.4Available from SAE International(SAE),400 Commonwealth Dr.,Warrendale,PA 15096-0001,http:/www.sae.org.5Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.1.5 stress reliefthermal treatment that reduces the re-sidual stresses in the material without affecting the mechanicalproperties.4.Product Classification4.1 BarRounds,or flats,or other shapes from 0.188 in.(4.76 mm)to 4.0 in.(102 mm)in diameter or thickness.Othersizes and shapes by special order.4.2 Forging BarBar as described in 4.1,used in theproduction of forgings.This product may be furnished in thehot-worked condition.4.3 WireRounds,flats,or other shapes less than 0.188 in.(4.76 mm)in diameter or thickness.4.4 StripAny product 0.188 in.(4.76 mm)and under inthickness and less than 24 in.(610 mm)in width.4.5 SheetAny product 0.188 in.(4.76 mm)and under inthickness and 24 in.(610 mm)or more in width.4.6 PlateAny product 0.188 in(4.7