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EN 1.5023 Steel vs. Grade C-2 Titanium

EN 1.5023 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade C-2 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 25 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 EN 1.5023 steel and the bottom bar is grade C-2 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 440
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 1860
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
7.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
37
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
510
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 67
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 43
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 56
30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.42
0 to 0.1
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 97.7
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.8 to 100
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4