MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Grade 2 Titanium vs. EN 1.5681 Steel

Grade 2 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.5681 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 2 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.5681 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
300
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 160
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
420
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
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.0
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.2
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
5.0
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
55

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600
490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.060 to 0.12
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
92.9 to 94.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 98.9 to 100
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0