ASTM B817 Type I vs. ASTM A266 Carbon Steel
ASTM B817 type I belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while ASTM A266 carbon steel belongs to the iron 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 B817 type I and the bottom bar is ASTM A266 carbon steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.0 to 13 | |
| 21 to 26 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 360 to 520 | |
| 170 to 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 5.0 to 29 | |
| 34 to 43 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 960 | |
| 500 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 700 to 860 | |
| 230 to 290 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 340 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1600 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1550 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 560 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 7.1 | |
| 51 to 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.6 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.0 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 8.1 to 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 36 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.4 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 38 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 610 | |
| 18 to 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 200 | |
| 46 to 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 30 to 120 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2310 to 3540 | |
| 140 to 230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 48 to 60 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 42 to 49 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.9 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 54 to 68 | |
| 16 to 19 |