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Grade 2 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI 50B46 Steel

Grade 2 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 50B46 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 SAE-AISI 50B46 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
72
Shear Strength, MPa 270
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
310

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
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.0
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.2
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
1.9
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.44 to 0.49
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
97.7 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.75 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 98.9 to 100
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0