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EN 1.7117 Steel vs. Grade 16 Titanium

EN 1.7117 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 16 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 23 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 1.7117 steel and the bottom bar is grade 16 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1930
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
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 43
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.2

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
7.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
36
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
600
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
230

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 69
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.49 to 0.56
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 96.4
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Palladium (Pd), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.8 to 99.96
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4