ASTM F1580-26
Standard Specification for Titanium and Titanium-6 Aluminum-4 Vanadium Alloy Powders for Surgical Implants
| Standard number: | ASTM F1580-26 |
| Released: | 01.06.2026 |
| Status: | Active |
| Pages: | 6 |
| Section: | 13.01 |
| Keywords: | additive manufacturing; coatings, metallic; metal injection molding; metal laser sintering; metals (for surgical implants titanium alloys); orthopaedic medical devices (titanium/titanium alloys); porous coatings; powder; selective laser melting; specification; titanium/titanium alloys (for surgical implants); |
| ASTM number: | ASTM F1580 |
| Supersedes: | F1580-18 |
This specification covers the chemical, particle size, and cleanliness requirements for unalloyed titanium and titanium-6aluminum-4vanadium alloy powders for use as coatings, formed by sintering or thermal spraying techniques, onto titanium alloy surgical implants. The powders may be manufactured by the plasma rotating electrode, inert gas atomization, or hydride-dehydride process, or other method capable of producing powder meeting the requirements of this specification. This specification addresses only the powder requirements, and not the properties of the coatings formed from them.
1.1 This specification covers the requirements for unalloyed titanium, Ti-6Al-4V, and Ti-6Al-4V ELI alloy powders for use in fabricating titanium and titanium alloy implants.
1.2 Powders covered under this specification may be used to form coatings by sintering or thermal spraying techniques, or in metal injection molding or additive manufacturing.
1.3 This specification covers powder requirements only. It does not address properties of the coatings, implants, or components manufactured from them or any manufacturing methods therein.
1.4 Finely divided titanium powder may be considered pyrophoric and should be handled in accordance with the appropriate guidelines.
1.5 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.
1.6 Any agreement between purchaser and supplier must meet the minimum requirements of this specification.
1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.8 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.