Materials database

CP Titanium Grade 11 — Ti-0.12-0.25% Pd. Same mechanical properties as Grade 1 (lowest strength CP) but with dramatically improved crevice corrosion resistance in reducing acid environments due to Pd addition. Used for chemical process equipment, heat exchangers, and vessels handling HCl, H2SO4, and other reducing acids where unalloyed CP-Ti would corrode.

Titanium alloy with 0.3% Mo + 0.8% Ni — improved crevice and reducing-acid corrosion resistance over CP grades. Strength similar to Grade 2 but much better in chemical environments containing hot brines and reducing acids. More cost-effective than Grade 7 (Pd). Used for heat exchangers, pressure vessels, and chemical processing equipment in corrosive service.

Commercially pure titanium Grade 3 — highest oxygen (0.35% max) of the CP grades = highest strength (UTS 450-550 MPa). Between Grade 2 (general purpose) and Grade 4 (maximum CP strength). Used for chemical process equipment, marine hardware, and structural components where higher strength than Grade 2 is needed but alloy cost (Ti-6Al-4V) is not justified.

Palladium-enhanced commercially pure titanium — the most corrosion-resistant Ti grade. Same mechanical properties as Grade 2, but with 0.12-0.25% Pd for dramatically improved resistance to reducing acids (HCl, H2SO4) and crevice corrosion. Premium price justified only where extreme chemical resistance is needed. Used for chemical processing equipment, desalination plants, and chlor-alkali cells.