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EN 1.0420 Cast Steel vs. Titanium 6-7

EN 1.0420 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0420 cast steel and the bottom bar is titanium 6-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 28
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1700
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
34
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
3460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0090
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
84.9 to 88