ASTM A209 Steel vs. Grade 5 Titanium
ASTM A209 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 5 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 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 A209 steel and the bottom bar is grade 5 titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 8.6 to 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 to 200 | |
| 530 to 630 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 310 | |
| 600 to 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 420 to 460 | |
| 1000 to 1190 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 250 | |
| 910 to 1110 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 330 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1610 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 to 1430 | |
| 1650 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 560 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
| 6.8 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 8.9 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 1.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 to 8.2 | |
| 2.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
| 36 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 4.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 38 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 610 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 200 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 to 130 | |
| 100 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 170 | |
| 3980 to 5880 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 16 | |
| 62 to 75 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 17 | |
| 50 to 56 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 2.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 14 | |
| 76 to 91 |