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Grade 1 Titanium vs. ACI-ASTM CT15C Steel

Grade 1 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CT15C steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 1 titanium and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CT15C steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.8
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
36
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.2
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
40.3 to 49.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
31 to 34
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 99.095 to 100
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0