Grade 12 Titanium vs. EN 1.1060 Steel
Grade 12 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.1060 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 12 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.1060 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 170 | |
140 to 170 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
72 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 530 | |
490 to 1720 |
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 | 21 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.6 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.3 | |
7.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 6.6 | |
8.1 |
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 | 500 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 | |
17 to 61 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 32 | |
18 to 41 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.5 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 37 | |
16 to 55 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0.32 to 0.39 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
98.2 to 99.16 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 0.8 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0.020 to 0.035 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 97.6 to 99.2 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |