EN 1.5501 Steel vs. R58150 Titanium
EN 1.5501 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R58150 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5501 steel and the bottom bar is R58150 titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
140 |
Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 17 | |
13 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 to 270 | |
330 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.32 |
Reduction in Area, % | 63 to 73 | |
68 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
52 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 270 to 310 | |
470 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 to 510 | |
770 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 420 | |
550 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
410 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
320 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1760 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1700 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
500 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
48 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
5.4 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
31 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
480 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
150 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 40 to 83 | |
94 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 460 | |
1110 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
32 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 18 | |
40 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 18 | |
35 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 15 | |
48 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.13 to 0.16 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.4 to 99.269 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
14 to 16 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
83.5 to 86 |