ASTM_F_67_-_13.pdf

Designation:F6713Standard Specification forUnalloyed Titanium,for Surgical Implant Applications(UNSR50250,UNS R50400,UNS R50550,UNS R50700)1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F67;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of originaladoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope*1.1 This specification covers the chemical,mechanical,andmetallurgical requirements for four grades of unalloyed tita-nium strip,sheet,plate,bar,billet,forging,and wire used forthe manufacture of surgical implants.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.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2B265 Specification for Titanium and Titanium Alloy Strip,Sheet,and PlateB348 Specification for Titanium and Titanium Alloy Barsand BilletsB381 Specification for Titanium and Titanium Alloy Forg-ingsE8/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 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 Direct Current Plasma and Inductively CoupledPlasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry(Performance-Based Test Methodology)E2626 Guide for Spectrometric Analysis of Reactive andRefractory MetalsF981 Practice for Assessment of Compatibility of Biomate-rials for Surgical Implants with Respect to Effect ofMaterials on Muscle and BoneIEEE/ASTM SI 10 American National Standard for MetricPractice2.2 Aerospace Material Specification:3AMS 2249 Chemical Check Analysis Limits,Titanium andTitanium AlloysAMS 2380 Approval and Control of Premium Quality Tita-nium AlloysAMS 2631 Ultrasonic Inspection Titanium Alloy Bar,Billetand Plate2.3 ISO Standards:ISO 5832-2 Implants for SurgeryMetallic MaterialsUnalloyed Titanium4ISO 6892 Metallic MaterialsTensile Testing at AmbientTemperature4ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems43.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 lot,nthe total number of mill products producedfrom the same melt heat under the same conditions at essen-tially the same time.3.1.2 cold work,nany mechanical deformation processperformed below the recrystallization temperature which re-sults in strain hardening of the material.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 June 1,2013.Published August 2013.Originallyapproved in 1966.Last previous edition approved in 2006 as F67 06.DOI:10.1520/F0067-13.2For 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.3Available from Society of Automotive Engineers(SAE),400 CommonwealthDr.,Warrendale,PA 15096-0001.4Available from American Society for Quality(ASQ),600 N.Plankinton Ave.,Milwaukee,WI 53203.*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 3.1.3 hot work,nany mechanical deformation processperformed above the recrystallization temperature.3.1.4 alpha case,noxygen,nitrogen or carbon-enriched,alpha-stabilized surface which results from elevated tempera-ture exposure.4.Product Classification4.1 Product classifications are consistent with SpecificationsB265,B348,and B381.4.1.1 StripAny product 0.188 in.(4.76 mm)and under inthickness and less than 24 in.(610 mm)wide.4.1.2 SheetAny product 0.188 in.(4.76 mm)and under inthickness and 24 in.(610 mm)or more in width.4.1.3 PlateAny product 0.188 in.(4.76 mm)thick andover and 10 in.(254 mm)wide and over,with widths greaterthan five times thickness.Plate up to 4 in.(102 mm),thickinclusive is covered by this specification.4.1.4 BarRounds,flats,or other shapes from 0.188 in.(4.76 mm)to 4 in.(102 mm)in diameter or thickness.(Othersizes and shapes by special order.)4.1.5 Forging barBar as described in 4.1.4 used in theproduction of forgings.This prod