ASTM B817 Type II vs. SAE-AISI 1108 Steel
ASTM B817 type II belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1108 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 II and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1108 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 13 | |
| 23 to 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 390 to 530 | |
| 170 to 260 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 4.0 to 13 | |
| 45 to 57 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 900 to 960 | |
| 380 to 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 780 to 900 | |
| 220 to 360 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 350 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1580 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1530 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 550 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.9 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 37 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.6 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 40 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 650 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 220 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 26 to 120 | |
| 95 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2890 to 3890 | |
| 130 to 340 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 34 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 55 to 58 | |
| 13 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 45 to 47 | |
| 15 to 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 62 to 66 | |
| 12 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 5.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.080 to 0.13 |
| Chlorine (Cl), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.35 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.35 to 1.0 | |
| 98.9 to 99.24 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 0.8 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sodium (Na), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.13 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 82.1 to 87.8 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 5.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |