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Grade 11 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI P21 Steel

Grade 11 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI P21 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 11 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI P21 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
1130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.2
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 47
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 800
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 470
62

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
37

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.18 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.1 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
92.1 to 94.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.35 to 0.72
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.18
0
Palladium (Pd), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 98.8 to 99.88
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0