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Grade 2 Titanium vs. ASTM Grade HC Steel

Grade 2 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while ASTM grade HC steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 2 titanium and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
96
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.0
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.2
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
14
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
61.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 98.9 to 100
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0