ASTM_F_2146_-_13.pdf

Designation:F214613Standard Specification forWrought Titanium-3Aluminum-2.5Vanadium Alloy SeamlessTubing for Surgical Implant Applications(UNS R56320)1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2146;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 and annealed or cold-worked and stress-relieved titanium-3aluminum-2.5vanadiumalloy(UNS R56320)seamless tubing to be used in themanufacture of surgical implants.See Section 4 for sizelimitations.1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound unitsare to be regarded separately as standard.The values stated ineach system may not be exact equivalents;therefore,eachsystem shall be used independently of the other.Combiningvalues from the two systems may result in non-conformancewith the standard.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory requirements prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E8/E8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Ma-terialsE29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance with SpecificationsE1409 Test Method for Determination of Oxygen and Nitro-gen in Titanium and Titanium Alloys by the Inert GasFusion TechniqueE1447 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 Atomic Emission Plasma Spectrometry(With-drawn 2013)3E2626 Guide for Spectrometric Analysis of Reactive andRefractory MetalsF136 Specification for Wrought Titanium-6Aluminum-4Vanadium ELI(Extra Low Interstitial)Alloy for SurgicalImplant Applications(UNS R56401)F1472 Specification for Wrought Titanium-6Aluminum-4Vanadium Alloy for Surgical Implant Applications(UNSR56400)IEEE/ASTM SI 10 American National Standard for MetricPractice2.2 Aerospace Material Specifications:4AMS 2244 Tolerances,Titanium and Titanium Alloy TubingAMS 2249 Chemical Check Analysis Limits,Titanium andTitanium AlloysAMS 2634 Ultrasonic Inspection,Thin Wall Metal TubingAMS 4943 Titanium Alloy,Seamless,Hydraulic Tubing,3.0A1-2.5V AnnealedAMS 4944 Titanium Alloy,Seamless,Hydraulic Tubing,3.0A1-2.5V Cold-Worked,Stress-RelievedAMS 6940 Titanium Alloy Bars,Forgings,and ForgingStock,3.0Al-2.5V Annealed-UNS R563202.3 ISO Standards:5ISO 6892 Metallic Materials Tensile Testing at AmbientTemperatureISO 9001 Quality Management Systems Requirements1This 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 March 1,2013.Published April 2013.Originallyapproved in 2001.Last previous edition approved in 2007 as F2146 07.DOI:10.1520/F2146-13.2For 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.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.4Available from Society of Automotive Engineers(SAE),400 CommonwealthDr.,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.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 onheating.3.1.2 cold work,nany mechanical deformation processperformed below the recrystallization temperature which re-sults in strain hardening of the material.3.1.3 lot,ntotal number of tubes produced from the sameheat under the same conditions at essentially the same time.4.Product Classification4.1 TubingTubular product with an outside diametergreater than 0.250 in.6.35 mm.5.Ordering Information5.1 Include with inquiries and orders for material under thisspecification the following information:5.1.1 Quantity,5.1.2 ASTM designation and date of issue(for example,F214613),5.1.3 Form(seamless tubing),5.1.4 Applicable dimensions including outside diameter,wall thickn