Grade 1 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI 1151 Steel
Grade 1 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1151 steel belongs to the iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 1 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1151 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 120 | |
210 to 220 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 28 | |
11 to 17 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 | |
260 to 410 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 36 | |
34 to 40 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
72 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 200 | |
430 to 480 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 | |
710 to 800 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 | |
390 to 660 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 420 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 320 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1660 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1610 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 540 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 20 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 8.8 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.7 | |
10 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.3 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 37 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 4.5 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 31 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 510 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 79 | |
86 to 100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 | |
400 to 1170 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
25 to 28 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
22 to 24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.2 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 | |
22 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0.48 to 0.55 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
98.3 to 98.7 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.7 to 1.0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.18 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0.080 to 0.13 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 99.095 to 100 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |