ASTM B817 Type I vs. Grade 20 Titanium
Both ASTM B817 type I and grade 20 titanium are titanium alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B817 type I and the bottom bar is grade 20 titanium.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 4.0 to 13 | |
5.7 to 17 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 360 to 520 | |
550 to 630 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.32 |
Reduction in Area, % | 5.0 to 29 | |
23 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
47 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 960 | |
900 to 1270 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 700 to 860 | |
850 to 1190 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 340 | |
370 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1600 | |
1660 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1550 | |
1600 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 560 | |
520 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.6 | |
9.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 4.4 | |
5.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 38 | |
52 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 610 | |
860 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 200 | |
350 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 30 to 120 | |
71 to 150 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2310 to 3540 | |
2940 to 5760 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
33 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 48 to 60 | |
50 to 70 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 42 to 49 | |
41 to 52 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 54 to 68 | |
55 to 77 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 5.5 to 6.8 | |
3.0 to 4.0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Chlorine (Cl), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
5.5 to 6.5 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
3.5 to 4.5 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.12 |
Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
0.040 to 0.080 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Sodium (Na), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 87 to 91 | |
71 to 77 |
Vanadium (V), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
7.5 to 8.5 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
3.5 to 4.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |