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Grade 21 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI 1006 Steel

Grade 21 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1006 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 21 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1006 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 17
22 to 33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 660
140 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 22
49 to 62
Shear Modulus, GPa 51
73
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 790
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1340
340 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 870 to 1170
180 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1740
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1690
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.5
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 7.1
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
1.8
Density, g/cm3 5.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 490
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 180
75 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2760 to 5010
86 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46 to 69
12 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 50
14 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66 to 100
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.080
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
99.43 to 99.75
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.25 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 14 to 16
0
Niobium (Nb), % 2.2 to 3.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.17
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 76 to 81.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0

Comparable Variants