ASTM A210 Steel vs. Titanium 4-4-2
ASTM A210 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while titanium 4-4-2 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 A210 steel and the bottom bar is titanium 4-4-2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 10 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 250 | |
| 590 to 620 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 360 | |
| 690 to 750 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 540 | |
| 1150 to 1250 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 310 | |
| 1030 to 1080 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 to 1470 | |
| 1610 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1560 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 540 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 to 53 | |
| 6.7 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 39 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 4.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 30 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 480 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 to 46 | |
| 180 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 160 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 250 | |
| 4700 to 5160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 68 to 74 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 52 to 55 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 2.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 86 to 93 |