ASTM A27 Cast Steel vs. Titanium 4-4-2
ASTM A27 cast 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A27 cast 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, % | 25 to 27 | |
| 10 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 230 | |
| 590 to 620 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 34 to 40 | |
| 20 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 42 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 550 | |
| 1150 to 1250 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 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 | |
| 1610 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1560 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 540 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 6.7 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 39 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 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 | 96 to 120 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 260 | |
| 4700 to 5160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 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 18 | |
| 86 to 93 |