EN 1.5535 Steel vs. Grade 9 Titanium
EN 1.5535 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 9 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 31 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 1.5535 steel and the bottom bar is grade 9 titanium.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 22 | |
11 to 17 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 320 | |
330 to 480 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.32 |
Reduction in Area, % | 62 to 72 | |
28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
40 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 370 | |
430 to 580 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 to 1490 | |
700 to 960 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 500 | |
540 to 830 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
410 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
330 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1640 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1590 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
550 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
8.1 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
9.1 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
1.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
2.7 |
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 | |
36 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
580 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
150 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 45 to 250 | |
89 to 110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 680 | |
1380 to 3220 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
35 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 53 | |
43 to 60 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 37 | |
39 to 48 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
3.3 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 44 | |
52 to 71 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
2.5 to 3.5 |
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), % | 97.6 to 98.9 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
92.6 to 95.5 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
2.0 to 3.0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |