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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. Grade 21 Titanium

EN 1.3555 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 21 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is grade 21 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
51
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
890 to 1340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1740
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1690
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
7.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
60
Density, g/cm3 7.9
5.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
490
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
46 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
38 to 50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
66 to 100

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.2 to 3.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
76 to 81.2
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4