AWS E120C-K4 vs. Grade 9 Titanium
AWS E120C-K4 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 9 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E120C-K4 and the bottom bar is grade 9 titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 950 | |
| 700 to 960 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 840 | |
| 540 to 830 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1590 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 550 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 8.1 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 9.1 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 1.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.2 | |
| 2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.5 | |
| 37 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 4.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
| 36 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
| 580 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 54 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 160 | |
| 89 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1880 | |
| 1380 to 3220 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 | |
| 43 to 60 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 | |
| 39 to 48 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 3.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 | |
| 52 to 71 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.15 to 0.65 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.1 to 98.4 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 2.3 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.25 to 0.65 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 92.6 to 95.5 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |