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Grade 27 Titanium vs. EN 1.3555 Steel

Grade 27 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.3555 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 27 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.3555 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
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
9.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.1
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
11
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
85.4 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.2 to 3.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0.080 to 0.14
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 99 to 99.92
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0