AWS ERTi-2 vs. SAE-AISI 1015 Steel
AWS ERTi-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1015 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ERTi-2 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1015 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 20 to 32 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 190 | |
| 170 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 | |
| 390 to 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 280 | |
| 210 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 420 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 320 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1670 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1620 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 540 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 8.7 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.6 | |
| 6.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 7.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 37 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.5 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 31 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 510 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 64 | |
| 83 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 | |
| 120 to 360 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 14 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 15 to 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.7 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 | |
| 12 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.13 to 0.18 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0080 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 99.13 to 99.57 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0.080 to 0.16 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 99.667 to 99.92 | |
| 0 |