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Grade 12 Titanium vs. Grade CX2MW Nickel

Grade 12 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while grade CX2MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 12 titanium and the bottom bar is grade CX2MW nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
220
Elongation at Break, % 21
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.6
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
65
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 500
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 770
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.5
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
2.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
12.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.6 to 0.9
51.3 to 63
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 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 97.6 to 99.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0