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Pure titanium undergoes an allotropic transformation from the hexagonal close-packed alpha phase to the body-centered cubic beta phase at a temperature of 882.5 C (1620.5 F). Alloying elements can act to stabilize either the alpha or beta phase. Through the use of alloying additions, the beta phase can be sufficiently stabilized to coexist with alpha at room temperature. This fact forms the basis for creation of titanium alloys that can be strengthened by heat treating.Titanium alloys are generally classified into three main categories: Alpha alloys, which contain neutral alloying elements (such as Sn) and/or alpha stabilizers (such as Al, O) only and are not heat treatable; Alpha + beta alloys, which generally contain a combination of alpha and beta stabilizers and are heat treatable to various degrees; and Beta alloys, which are metastable and contain sufficient beta stabilizers (such as Mo, V) to completely retain the beta phase upon quenching, and can be solution treated and aged to achieve significant increases in strength.