ASTM A283 Carbon Steel vs. Grade 20 Titanium
ASTM A283 carbon steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 20 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A283 carbon steel and the bottom bar is grade 20 titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 26 to 34 | |
| 5.7 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 190 | |
| 550 to 630 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 47 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 240 to 310 | |
| 560 to 740 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 360 to 480 | |
| 900 to 1270 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 180 to 260 | |
| 850 to 1190 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 370 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1660 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1600 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 520 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 9.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
| 5.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 52 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 860 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 110 | |
| 71 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 91 to 180 | |
| 2940 to 5760 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 17 | |
| 50 to 70 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 41 to 52 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 15 | |
| 55 to 77 |