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EN 1.6579 Steel vs. R58150 Titanium

EN 1.6579 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R58150 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6579 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, % 11 to 14
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 570
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850 to 980
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600 to 910
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1760
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1700
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
48
Density, g/cm3 7.8
5.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 120
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 950 to 2210
1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 28
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 29
48

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.38
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 94.2 to 96.1
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.35
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
0
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 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
83.5 to 86