February 2026

Grade 2 titanium round bars stored on rack supports for ASTM B348 RFQs

Titanium for Marine & Seawater: Choosing Grades 2, 7 and 12

Titanium is selected for marine and offshore equipment because its oxide film resists seawater and chloride attack under most service conditions. Grade 2 titanium is the usual starting point for seawater service; Grade 7 or Grade 12 may be reviewed for hotter chloride, brine or crevice-prone designs. Grade decision map for seawater titanium The right […]

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Titanium welding wire spool for AWS A5.16 ERTi filler selection

Titanium Welding Wire: ERTi Filler Selection and Avoiding Contamination

Titanium welding wire is selected by matching the ERTi filler classification to the base metal grade, and the single thing that decides weld quality is keeping oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen out of the molten and cooling weld. Use ERTi-2 for commercially pure titanium, ERTi-5 for Ti-6Al-4V, ERTi-7 for Grade 7, and so on, all to

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