Standard Specification for Wrought Titanium-6Aluminum-4Vanadium Alloy for Surgical Implant Applications (UNS R56400)

ABSTRACT
This specification covers the requirements for wrought titanium-6aluminum-4vanadium alloy for use in surgical implant applications. The material shall be manufactured by multiple melting in plasma arc and electron beam furnaces into strip, sheet, plate, bar, forging bar, or wire. The material shall be available in the annealed or cold-worked condition, with the surface mechanically descaled or pickled, sandblasted, chemically milled, ground, machined, peeled, polished, or a combination of these. Heat and product analyses as well as tension and bend (for sheet, strip, and plate) tests shall be performed and shall conform to the requirements specified. In addition, the material shall have a microstructure consisting of a fine dispersion of alpha and beta phases as a result of processing in the alpha plus beta field, with no continuous alpha network at prior beta grain boundaries and no coarse, elongated alpha platelets.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers the chemical, mechanical, and metallurgical requirements for wrought annealed titanium-6aluminum-4vanadium alloy (UNS R56400) to be used in the manufacture of surgical implants.  
1.2 Units—The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system are not necessarily exact equivalents; therefore, to ensure conformance with the standard, each system shall be used independently of the other, and values from the two systems shall not be combined.  
1.3 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

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This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: F1472 − 23
Standard Specification for
Wrought Titanium-6Aluminum-4Vanadium Alloy for Surgical
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Implant Applications (UNS R56400)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1472; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope* E1447 Test Method for Determination of Hydrogen in Re-
active Metals and Reactive Metal Alloys by Inert Gas
1.1 This specification covers the chemical, mechanical, and
Fusion with Detection by Thermal Conductivity or Infra-
metallurgical requirements for wrought annealed titanium-
red Spectrometry
6aluminum-4vanadium alloy (UNS R56400) to be used in the
E1941 Test Method for Determination of Carbon in Refrac-
manufacture of surgical implants.
tory and Reactive Metals and Their Alloys by Combustion
1.2 Units—The values stated in either SI units or inch-
Analysis
pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The
E2371 Test Method for Analysis of Titanium and Titanium
values stated in each system are not necessarily exact equiva-
Alloys by Direct Current Plasma and Inductively Coupled
lents; therefore, to ensure conformance with the standard, each
Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (Performance-
system shall be used independently of the other, and values
Based Test Methodology)
from the two systems shall not be combined.
E2626 Guide for Spectrometric Analysis of Reactive and
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1.3 This international standard was developed in accor- Refractory Metals (Withdrawn 2017)
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
E2994 Test Method for Analysis of Titanium and Titanium
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the Alloys by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry and Glow
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
Discharge Atomic Emission Spectrometry (Performance-
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Based Method)
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
F136 Specification for Wrought Titanium-6Aluminum-
4Vanadium ELI (Extra Low Interstitial) Alloy for Surgical
2. Referenced Documents
Implant Applications (UNS R56401)
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2.1 ASTM Standards: 2.2 Aerospace Material Specifications:
E8/E8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Ma- AMS 2249 Chemical Check Analysis Limits, Titanium and
terials Titanium Alloys
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to AMS 2631 Ultrasonic Inspection Titanium, and Titanium
Determine Conformance with Specifications Alloy Bar, Billet, and Plate
E290 Test Methods for Bend Testing of Material for Ductil- AMS 4911 Titanium Alloy Sheet, Strip, and Plate 6Al-4V
ity Annealed
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the AMS 4928 Titanium Alloy Bars, Wire, Forgings, Rings, and
Unified Numbering System (UNS) Drawn Shapes 6Al-4V Annealed
E539 Test Method for Analysis of Titanium Alloys by AMS 4965 Titanium Alloy, Bars, Wire, Forgings, and Rings
Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry 6.0 Al 4.0 V Solution Heat Treated and Aged
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E1409 Test Method for Determination of Oxygen and Nitro-
2.3 ISO Standards:
gen in Titanium and Titanium Alloys by Inert Gas Fusion
ISO 5832–3 Implants for Surgery—Metallic Materials—
Part 3, Wrought Titanium-6Aluminum-4Vanadium Alloy
ISO 6892 Metallic Materials—Tensile Testing at Ambient
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F04 on
Temperature
Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices and is the direct responsibility of
Subcommittee F04.12 on Metallurgical Materials.
Current edition approved Feb. 1, 2023. Published February 2023. Originally
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published in 1993. Last previous edition approved in 2020 as F1472 – 20a. DOI: The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on www.ast-
10.1520/F1472-23. m.org.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or Available from Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), 400 Commonwealth
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Dr., Warrendale, PA 15096-0001, http://www.sae.org.
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Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
the ASTM website. 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
Designation: F1472 − 20a F1472 − 23
Standard Specification for
Wrought Titanium-6Aluminum-4Vanadium Alloy for Surgical
1
Implant Applications (UNS R56400)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1472; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope*
1.1 This specification covers the chemical, mechanical, and metallurgical requirements for wrought annealed titanium-
6aluminum-4vanadium alloy (UNS R56400) to be used in the manufacture of surgical implants.
1.2 Units—The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in
each system are not necessarily exact equivalents; therefore, to ensure conformance with the standard, each system shall be used
independently of the other, and values from the two systems shall not be combined.
1.3 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization
established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued
by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
E8/E8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
E290 Test Methods for Bend Testing of Material for Ductility
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)
E539 Test Method for Analysis of Titanium Alloys by Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
E1409 Test Method for Determination of Oxygen and Nitrogen in Titanium and Titanium Alloys by Inert Gas Fusion
E1447 Test Method for Determination of Hydrogen in Reactive Metals and Reactive Metal Alloys by Inert Gas Fusion with
Detection by Thermal Conductivity or Infrared Spectrometry
E1941 Test Method for Determination of Carbon in Refractory and Reactive Metals and Their Alloys by Combustion Analysis
E2371 Test Method for Analysis of Titanium and Titanium Alloys by Direct Current Plasma and Inductively Coupled Plasma
Atomic Emission Spectrometry (Performance-Based Test Methodology)
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E2626 Guide for Spectrometric Analysis of Reactive and Refractory Metals (Withdrawn 2017)
E2994 Test Method for Analysis of Titanium and Titanium Alloys by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry and Glow Discharge
Atomic Emission Spectrometry (Performance-Based Method)
F136 Specification for Wrought Titanium-6Aluminum-4Vanadium ELI (Extra Low Interstitial) Alloy for Surgical Implant
Applications (UNS R56401)
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F04 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
F04.12 on Metallurgical Materials.
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2020Feb. 1, 2023. Published November 2020February 2023. Originally published in 1993. Last previous edition approved in 2020 as
F1472 – 20.F1472 – 20a. DOI: 10.1520/F1472-20A.10.1520/F1472-23.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on www.astm.org.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
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F1472 − 23
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2.2 Aerospace Material Specifications:
AMS 2249 Chemical Check Analysis Limits, Titanium and Titanium Alloys
AMS 2631 Ultrasonic Inspection Titanium, and Titanium Alloy Bar, Billet, and Plate
AMS 4911 Titanium Alloy Sheet, Strip, and Plate 6Al-4V Annealed
AMS 4928 Titanium Alloy Bars, Wire, Forgings, Rings, and Drawn Shapes 6Al-4V Annealed
AMS 4965 Titanium Alloy, Bars, Wire, Forgings, and Rings 6.0 Al 4.0 V Solution Heat Treated and Aged
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2.3 ISO Standards:
ISO 5832–3 Implants for Surgery—Metallic Materials—Part 3, Wrought Titanium-6Aluminum-4Vanadium Alloy
ISO 6892 Metallic Materials—Tensile Testing at Ambient Temperature
ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems—Requirements
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