Grade 16 Titanium vs. EN 1.7386 Steel
Grade 16 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.7386 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 16 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.7386 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
18 to 21 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 | |
170 to 290 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 38 | |
75 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 250 | |
340 to 410 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 | |
550 to 670 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 340 | |
240 to 440 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 420 | |
270 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 320 | |
600 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1660 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1610 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 540 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
26 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.2 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.6 | |
9.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.2 | |
10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 4.5 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 36 | |
2.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 600 | |
28 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 230 | |
88 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 86 | |
92 to 110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 550 | |
150 to 490 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
20 to 24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 | |
19 to 22 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.9 | |
6.9 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 29 | |
15 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0.080 to 0.15 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
8.0 to 10 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
86.8 to 90.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.3 to 0.6 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.9 to 1.1 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Palladium (Pd), % | 0.040 to 0.080 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0.25 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 98.8 to 99.96 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |