Grade 19 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI 1117 Steel
Grade 19 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1117 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 19 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1117 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.6 to 17 | |
| 17 to 26 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 550 to 620 | |
| 190 to 300 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 22 | |
| 46 to 53 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 47 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 550 to 750 | |
| 320 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 890 to 1300 | |
| 490 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 870 to 1170 | |
| 260 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 370 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1660 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1600 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 520 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 6.2 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.1 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 45 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 5.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 47 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 760 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 230 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 70 to 150 | |
| 86 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 3040 to 5530 | |
| 180 to 550 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 33 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 49 to 72 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 41 to 53 | |
| 18 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.4 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 57 to 83 | |
| 15 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.14 to 0.2 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 5.5 to 6.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 98.3 to 98.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.3 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.13 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 71.1 to 77 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 7.5 to 8.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |