Grade 16 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI 1022 Steel
Grade 16 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1022 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 16 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1022 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
17 to 26 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 | |
190 to 300 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 34 | |
45 to 54 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 38 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 250 | |
310 to 340 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 | |
480 to 550 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 340 | |
260 to 450 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 420 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 320 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1660 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1610 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 540 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
52 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.2 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.6 | |
7.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.2 | |
8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 4.5 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 36 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 600 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 230 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 86 | |
88 to 110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 550 | |
190 to 530 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
17 to 19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 | |
17 to 19 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.9 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 29 | |
15 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0.18 to 0.23 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
98.7 to 99.12 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.7 to 1.0 |
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 0.040 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 98.8 to 99.96 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |