The crystal structure of titanium at ambient temperature and pressure is close-packed hexagonal α phase with a ca ratio of 1.587. At about 890 °C, the titanium undergoes an allotropic transformation to a body-centred cubic beta phase which remains stable to the melting temperature. Some alloying elements raise the alpha-to-beta transition temperature (i.e., alpha stabilizers) while others lower the transition temperature (i.e., beta stabilizers)