Regarding the price comparison between GR2 titanium and GR5 titanium, usually the price of GR5 titanium may be higher than that of GR2 titanium, but this is not absolute, and the actual price will be affected by many factors. The following is an analysis of the price difference between the two and its reasons:
The Price Comparison
GR2 titanium: as a common titanium material, GR2 titanium belongs to industrial commercial pure titanium. Among all the titanium material grades, Gr2 titanium is the most popular, and also has a wide range of applications, including chemical, aerospace, petroleum and so on. Due to its stable properties and good machinability, GR2 titanium is relatively affordable.
GR5 titanium (also known as Ti 6Al4V titanium): GR5 titanium is a high-strength, high-toughness titanium alloy, mainly composed of titanium, aluminium, vanadium and other elements. Among the many grades of titanium alloys, Gr5 titanium is more popular. It has good comprehensive mechanical properties and corrosion resistance, so it is widely used in aviation, aerospace, medical and other fields. Due to its unique properties and wide range of applications, the price of GR5 titanium is usually slightly higher than GR2 titanium.
The Reason For The Price Difference
1) Raw material cost: Although the content of titanium in the earth's crust is relatively high, but Gr2 titanium belongs to industrial pure titanium, its main component is titanium. Which contains a small amount of C, H, N, O Fe elements, the total amount of these elements does not exceed 0.4%. GR5 titanium belongs to titanium alloy, titanium is the main element, in addition to the element C,H,N,O Fe, which also adds 5.5% -6.5% of aluminium and 3.5% -4.5% vanadium, the mining and refining cost of these elements is higher, so the raw material cost of GR5 titanium will be higher than GR2 titanium.
2) Processing Difficulty: Due to the addition of aluminium and vanadium elements, the physical properties of GR5 titanium alloy materials are enhanced, the hardness increases, and its processing difficulty is relatively greater than that of Gr2 titanium. In the smelting, forging, cutting and other processes require a higher level of technology and more energy consumption, so the processing cost will be increased accordingly.
3) Market demand: Because GR5 titanium has excellent mechanical properties and corrosion resistance, it has a wide range of applications in aviation, aerospace, medical and other high-end fields. These fields have high requirements for the material, so the market demand for GR5 titanium is relatively large, and the price will increase accordingly.
4) Brand and origin: The price of GR2 titanium and GR5 titanium varies between brands and origins. Products of well-known brands and high-quality origins usually have higher quality and better after-sales service, so the price will increase accordingly.
Summary
The price of GR5 titanium is usually slightly higher than that of GR2 titanium, which is mainly due to the combined effects of its raw material cost, processing difficulty, market demand, as well as brand and origin. However, the specific price is also affected by market supply and demand, regional differences, the number of purchases and other factors, so the actual purchase needs to be based on the specific circumstances of the choice and comparison.
Examples:
GR2 and GR5 titanium materials can be made into different forms according to different production processes, such as titanium rods, titanium blocks, titanium cakes, titanium rings, titanium plates, titanium wires, titanium tubes, titanium flanges and so on.
When the product specification size is the same, the order quantity is the same, the execution standard is the same, the tolerance requirement is the same, the price of GR5 titanium rods / blocks / cakes / rings / plates / wires / pipes is higher than the price of GR2 titanium rods/blocks/cakes/rings/plates/wires/pipes.
When the product specifications of different sizes, ordering different quantities, the same implementation standards, the same tolerance, due to changes in processing procedures, the cost of the difference, the price of GR2 titanium products and GR5 titanium products need to be based on the specific circumstances of the accounting, can not be generalised.
