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Grade 27 Titanium vs. EN 1.3539 Steel

Grade 27 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.3539 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 27 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.3539 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 41
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.1
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
3.2
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
57

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.8 to 2.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
95.2 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0.080 to 0.14
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 99 to 99.92
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0