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Grade 12 Titanium vs. R56406 Titanium

Both grade 12 titanium and R56406 titanium are titanium alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 12 titanium and the bottom bar is R56406 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Reduction in Area, % 28
16
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.6
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
36
Density, g/cm3 4.5
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 500
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 770
3420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.5
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
69

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.1
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 97.6 to 99.2
88.1 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0