This near-beta titanium forges and ages to high strength at lower weight than Ti-6Al-4V. We machine it on 5-axis centers, hold ±0.005 mm, and control heat and cutter wear from blank to final inspection.
Most failures on these parts trace back to the blank, the cutter or the setup, not the drawing.
Beta titanium keeps its strength at cutting temperature better than Ti-6Al-4V, so a program that ran fine on 6Al-4V can smear or discolour the finish. You then spend a day re-polishing and re-inspecting a part that was already in tolerance.
Thin ribs and long pockets relieve residual stress as material comes off. A 0.3 mm bow across a 200 mm flange will not close on the mating face, and the whole batch has to be re-cut or straightened.
Titanium galls and welds to the edge. If the operator does not track flank wear, the last ten parts in a run drift 0.02–0.04 mm oversize and the thread or bore no longer gauges.
The alloy is usually supplied forged and aged, then annealed or solution treated before machining. Without the mill certificate and the heat-treat state on file, your final mechanical properties are a guess, and an audit will find that gap.
Two things decide whether a 10V 2Fe 3Al part comes out right: the state of the blank and the heat going into the cut.
We ask for the mill certificate and the heat-treat state before programming. If the stock is forged and aged, we rough with 1.5–2 mm stock on the critical faces, then let the part rest before finishing so the stress can move.
For thin walls, we plan the sequence so the last operation removes the least material. Soft jaws or a fixture plate bored to the part profile hold the workpiece without pinching it, which keeps a 2 mm rib from springing.
Titanium conducts heat poorly, so the edge takes the punishment. We run carbide with tight edge honing, high-pressure coolant aimed at the contact zone, and moderate surface speed. Pecking and dwell are kept out of the program.
The same behaviour that resists cracking also makes the material sticky. Deep pockets get trochoidal paths and a constant chip load, which keeps the cutter from rubbing and keeps the wall straight.
A short comparison against the two titanium grades most engineers weigh it against.
| Consideration | Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al (UNS R56410) | Ti-6Al-4V (Grade 5) |
|---|---|---|
| Typical strength after aging | Higher, tunable by heat treat | High, fixed by grade |
| Machinability | Better than Grade 5 in the annealed state | Poor, galls easily |
| Best part family | Large forged structural parts | General aerospace and medical |
| Thin-wall stability | Good, but needs a stress plan | Prone to chatter and spring |
| Availability as bar stock | Limited, mill lead times apply | Widely stocked |
| Choose it when | You need strength at low weight | You need a known, stocked grade |
Sixteen simultaneous 5-axis centers cut contoured forgings and angled bores in one setup, which matters when re-clamping a beta titanium part risks a shift.
Twenty-seven 3-axis and twelve 4-axis machines cover plates, brackets and housings where the geometry does not need full contouring.
Sixteen mill-turn centers handle shafts, bushings and fittings with cross-drilled holes, turning and milling on the same part number.
One-off titanium parts for fit checks and test rigs, with no minimum order, so you can validate a design before committing to a batch.
Bead blasting, tumbling, brushing and polishing, plus laser marking at a minimum character height of 1.5 mm for traceability.
Raw material check, in-process monitoring and final inspection on every order, with dimensional reports issued on request.
| Parameter | Capability |
|---|---|
| General tolerance | ±0.005 mm (±0.0002 in) |
| Fine surface finish | Ra 0.2–0.8 μm |
| Standard finish | Ra 0.8–1.6 μm |
| As-machined finish | Ra 1.6–3.2 μm |
| Maximum part size | 4,000 mm |
| Large travel | 4,000 × 400 × 150 mm |
| Medium travel | 750 × 1,150 × 550 mm |
| Rotary table | Ø400 mm |
| Order quantity | One prototype to 10,000+ parts |
| Lead time | Parts ship in 3–5 days |
Fifteen years cutting titanium and other hard alloys in Dongguan, with a second plant in Singapore.
Micron-level work on critical bores and faces, checked with the same instruments that produced the numbers.
Complex forgings finished in fewer setups, which limits the chance of a datum moving mid-process.
Every order is checked. Material certificates and dimensional reports are available when your audit needs them.
One prototype or a 10,000-part run. The setup is planned the same way either way.
Once the drawing and blank condition are agreed, machining can begin within a day.
Forged fittings and brackets where strength-to-weight drives the design. The sector requires full traceability from mill cert to final dimension.
Suspension and driveline parts that see cyclic load. Buyers here want process control records, not just a passing first article.
High-load shafts and housings that run hot. Wear resistance and straightness after machining are the two acceptance criteria.
Lightweight arms and end effectors, where stiffness per kilogram decides cycle time. Thin sections need a stress plan, not a heavier wall.
In the annealed state it cuts more cleanly than Grade 5. The near-beta structure is less prone to the smearing and built-up edge that plague 6Al-4V, so you can often run a slightly higher surface speed with the same tool life.
That advantage disappears if the part arrives already aged to high strength. We ask for the heat-treat state first, because that single fact changes speeds, feeds and the risk of surface damage.
Both are possible. Bar stock is fine for smaller parts and prototypes, though the alloy is far more common as a forging in aerospace work.
Bar availability is the usual constraint. If you need a specific diameter, expect a mill lead time that sits outside our own 3 to 5 day machining window.
We work to ±0.005 mm on critical features, but thin walls are limited by deflection more than by the machine. A 2 mm wall over 100 mm will move if the stock is removed in one pass.
We rough with 1.5 to 2 mm of stock, let the part rest, then finish. That sequence is the reason the dimension holds.
Yes, and it saves time. The certificate and heat-treat state tell us what the material will do after the last cut, which is where most scrap on beta titanium comes from.
If the certificate is not available, we can still quote, but the process plan will be conservative and the first article carries more risk.
Bead blasting and tumbling are common for removing tool marks without altering dimensions. Brushing and polishing give a controlled cosmetic finish on visible faces.
Anodizing and plating are possible, but the titanium oxide layer behaves differently from aluminium. Tell us the finish before we set the pre-finish dimensions.
There is no minimum order quantity. One prototype and a 10,000-part run both go through the same planning step.
For a single part, the setup dominates the cost. For a large run, we look at fixture design and tool wear first, because those drive the per-part number.
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Parts ship in 3 to 5 days for most titanium work. If the blank has to be ordered, that lead time is separate and we will say so up front.
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