ASTM A732 Cast Steel vs. Grade 21 Titanium
ASTM A732 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 21 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A732 cast steel and the bottom bar is grade 21 titanium.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
140 |
Elongation at Break, % | 4.0 to 25 | |
9.0 to 17 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 750 | |
550 to 660 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 to 73 | |
51 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 1470 | |
890 to 1340 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 1340 | |
870 to 1170 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 260 | |
410 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 to 430 | |
310 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 to 1460 | |
1740 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 to 1420 | |
1690 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 to 480 | |
500 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 to 50 | |
7.5 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
7.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 to 3.8 | |
60 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
5.4 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 to 1.7 | |
32 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 to 24 | |
490 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 to 54 | |
180 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 45 to 130 | |
110 to 180 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 4770 | |
2760 to 5010 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
32 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 52 | |
46 to 69 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 37 | |
38 to 50 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 to 14 | |
2.8 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 43 | |
66 to 100 |