A technique of melting, processing, and testing small (80 g) rods of titanium alloys has been developed. The technique is designed for screening large numbers of alloy formulations to determine those with enough potential for further evaluation. The hearth plate of an arc button-melting furnace was modified to produce rod ingots which are forged to a shape suitable for testing. Strength and toughness measurements are used to compare a series of alloys relatively, and with respect to their bulk properties. It is recognized that a number of factors, such as cooling rates and amount of forging, prevent duplication of production material properties. Nevertheless, the apparent alloying and microstructural effects and the degree of correlation with plate properties are discussed.