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Grade 24 Titanium vs. AISI W5 Steel

Grade 24 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while AISI W5 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 24 titanium and the bottom bar is AISI W5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1010
600 to 2360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 43
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 710
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 63
21 to 84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
20 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 72
20 to 78

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
96.6 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Palladium (Pd), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 87.5 to 91
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0