Chloren said:
This alloy has a titanium core/base that i chose because it provides toughness and a lightweight structure, Nickel to add flexibility and a bit of Heat resistance, manganese for impact distribution, Cobalt for structural stability wear resistance and edge integrity.
One might want to obtain a textbook on Titanium and its alloys. Soda cans are typically aluminum. Ti is expensive compared to aluminum.
One has not specified the composition, or quantities of the alloying elements. One might also want to review existing Ti alloys, and particularly those containing some Ni. One can find a list of Ti alloys in international standards, e.g., ASTM B348, or equivalent national standards. Ni is used in few Ti alloys. Sn, Al and V are more commonly used with other minor alloying elements. Ti alloys containing Ni are Grades 12, 13, 14, 15, 25, 33 and 34. Corresponding UNS numbers are: R53400, R53413, R53414, R53415, R56403 (a modification of Grade 5 R56400), R53442 and R53445, respectively.
Ti is a 'reactive' metal, i.e., it reacts readily with oxygen and moisture (reduces water to H and O) and forms TiO2, which tends to form on grain boundaries. Hydrogen forms Ti hydrides, and both oxides and hydrides embrittle Ti alloys. Consequently, Ti alloys are processed under a vacuum. Ni also can increase hydrogen absorption in Mg, Ti, Zr and Hf (all are hcp metals).
The more elements in an alloy, the more complex the microstructure. Some elements are soluble (solid solubility, or substitutional up to some solubility limit) in the base or dominant matrix, while some elements for separate phases (e.g., intermetallic compounds) with different microstructure and different properties.
Ti alloys are very different from steels (and even steels come in different varieties based on C levels and compositions) and Ni-based alloys.
Alloy design is a challenging but fascinating subject.
Continue being curious.
Edit/update: The following site has an article on a Ti-alloy for knives, namely "The Working Titanium Alloy: Ti4Al4V or Ti6Al4V (Grade 5)"
https://www.knifeart.com/titanium1.html
From ASTM B348, one finds Grade 5—UNS R56400. Titanium alloy (6 % aluminum, 4 % vanadium). The 6% Al and 4% V are nominal values; there are ranges for Al (5.5-6.75%) and V(3.5-4.5%) by mass. In such ranges, one usually targets the mid-point, or perhaps upper or lower half of the range depending on the element. The idea of a range is to allow for some variation from a nominal value, which is often seen in alloy production.
Grade 5 also has 0.08% max C, 0.20% max O, 0.05% max N, 0.015% max H, 0.40% max Fe. with other elements restricted to 0.40% max total.
One can find articles on specific Ti alloys on various sites. One such article on Ti-8Mn (UNS R56080)
https://www.azom.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=9389
BTW, Co is sometimes a tramp impurity with Ni.
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