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Grade 15 Titanium vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

Grade 15 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 15 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
55
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 41
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 30
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
9.4 to 20.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.6
47 to 50
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0.040 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 98.2 to 99.56
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0