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ACI-ASTM CG12 Steel vs. Grade 9 Titanium

ACI-ASTM CG12 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 9 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CG12 steel and the bottom bar is grade 9 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
330 to 480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
700 to 960
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
540 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
8.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
9.1

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
36
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
580
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
89 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
1380 to 3220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
43 to 60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
39 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
52 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 60.3 to 70
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
92.6 to 95.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4