Grade 21 Titanium vs. ASTM A302 Alloy Steel
Grade 21 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while ASTM A302 alloy steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 21 titanium and the bottom bar is ASTM A302 alloy steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 140 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 17 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 550 to 660 | |
| 250 to 280 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 51 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 550 to 790 | |
| 370 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 890 to 1340 | |
| 590 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 870 to 1170 | |
| 350 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 310 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1740 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1690 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 500 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 7.5 | |
| 39 to 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.1 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 60 | |
| 2.4 to 3.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 5.4 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 32 | |
| 1.5 to 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 490 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
| 48 to 50 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 180 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2760 to 5010 | |
| 330 to 410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 32 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 46 to 69 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 38 to 50 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.8 | |
| 10 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 66 to 100 | |
| 17 to 18 |