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Born stability criteria were employed in the framework of extended generalised exponential potential to calculate the theoretical strength and range of stability of a perfect uniaxially stressed crystal lattice of group IV bcc metals: titanium, zirconium, and hafnium. The analysis depicts two ranges of stability, a bcc phase and a body centered tetragonal phase. The computed value of theoretical strength and strain of bcc Ti, Zr and Hf agree satisfactorily with the experimental limits. The second-order elastic constants C_{11} and C_{12} were also computed.