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Grade 2 Titanium vs. EN 1.6522 Steel

Grade 2 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.6522 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 2 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.6522 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
150 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
500 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
410
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.0
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.2
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
2.6
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
18 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32
15 to 43

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.35 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
96.6 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 98.9 to 100
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0