Grade 27 Titanium vs. EN 1.5507 Steel
Grade 27 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.5507 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 27 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.5507 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 34 | |
| 58 to 72 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 270 | |
| 450 to 880 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 420 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 320 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1660 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1610 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 540 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 8.7 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.6 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 37 | |
| 2.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.5 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 33 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 530 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 49 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 16 to 31 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 17 to 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.8 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 13 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.080 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.00080 to 0.0050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0.21 to 0.25 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.35 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 97.8 to 98.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.0 |
| 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 to 0.15 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 99 to 99.92 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |