Grade 20 Titanium vs. ASTM A285 Carbon Steel
Grade 20 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while ASTM A285 carbon steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 20 titanium and the bottom bar is ASTM A285 carbon steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 17 | |
| 30 to 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 550 to 630 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 47 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 560 to 740 | |
| 250 to 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 900 to 1270 | |
| 380 to 450 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 850 to 1190 | |
| 190 to 230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 370 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1660 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1600 | |
| 1420 to 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 520 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.6 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 5.0 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 52 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 860 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 150 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2940 to 5760 | |
| 94 to 150 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 33 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 50 to 70 | |
| 13 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 41 to 52 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 55 to 77 | |
| 12 to 14 |