ASTM A204 Steel vs. Grade 19 Titanium
ASTM A204 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 19 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A204 steel and the bottom bar is grade 19 titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 22 | |
| 5.6 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 to 220 | |
| 550 to 620 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 47 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 360 | |
| 550 to 750 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
| 890 to 1300 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 330 | |
| 870 to 1170 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 370 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1660 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 to 1430 | |
| 1600 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 520 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 6.2 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 9.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
| 45 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 5.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 760 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 230 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 90 to 95 | |
| 70 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 220 to 290 | |
| 3040 to 5530 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 49 to 72 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 41 to 53 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 2.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 57 to 83 |