EN 1.5508 Steel vs. Grade 3 Titanium
EN 1.5508 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 3 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5508 steel and the bottom bar is grade 3 titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 130 to 180 | |
170 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 20 | |
21 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 320 | |
300 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.32 |
Reduction in Area, % | 62 to 74 | |
34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
39 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 360 | |
320 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 420 to 1460 | |
510 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 490 | |
440 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
420 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
320 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1660 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1610 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
540 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
21 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
9.2 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
3.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
6.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
37 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
4.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
31 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
510 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
110 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 44 to 230 | |
100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 640 | |
910 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
35 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 52 | |
32 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 36 | |
32 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
8.6 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 43 | |
37 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.9 to 99.199 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
98.8 to 100 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |