ASTM A216 Cast Steel vs. Grade 5 Titanium
ASTM A216 cast 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A216 cast 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, % | 25 to 27 | |
| 8.6 to 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 230 | |
| 530 to 630 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 39 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 570 | |
| 1000 to 1190 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 310 | |
| 910 to 1110 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 330 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 to 1460 | |
| 1610 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1650 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 560 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 to 52 | |
| 6.8 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 8.9 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 to 7.2 | |
| 1.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 to 8.3 | |
| 2.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 36 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 4.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 38 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 610 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 200 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
| 100 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 250 | |
| 3980 to 5880 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 62 to 75 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 50 to 56 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 to 14 | |
| 2.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 76 to 91 |