Grade 18 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI 1536 Steel
Grade 18 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1536 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 18 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1536 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 17 | |
| 14 to 18 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 330 to 480 | |
| 240 to 380 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 23 | |
| 39 to 46 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 590 | |
| 400 to 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 980 | |
| 640 to 720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 540 to 810 | |
| 360 to 600 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 330 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1640 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1590 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 550 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 8.3 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.9 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.3 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.5 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 41 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 670 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 87 to 110 | |
| 93 to 98 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1380 to 3110 | |
| 340 to 950 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 43 to 61 | |
| 23 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 39 to 49 | |
| 21 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.4 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 47 to 67 | |
| 20 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0.3 to 0.37 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 98 to 98.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 1.2 to 1.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 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), % | 92.5 to 95.5 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |