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Grade 15 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI 1006 Steel

Grade 15 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1006 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 15 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1006 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
22 to 33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
140 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 28
49 to 62
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
340 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
180 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
1.8
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
75 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
86 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
12 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
14 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 41
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
99.43 to 99.75
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.25 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
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
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 98.2 to 99.56
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0