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Grade 16 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI H26 Steel

Grade 16 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H26 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 16 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H26 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
720 to 2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.2
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 4.5
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 36
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 600
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
22 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
19 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
22 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
73.3 to 77.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
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 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 98.8 to 99.96
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.3 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0