Grade 27 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI 1552 Steel
Grade 27 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1552 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 27 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1552 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 27 | |
11 to 14 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 | |
290 to 400 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 34 | |
34 to 46 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
72 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 180 | |
460 to 510 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 270 | |
760 to 840 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 | |
460 to 650 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 420 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 320 | |
400 |
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 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 8.7 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.6 | |
11 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.1 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 37 | |
1.8 |
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 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 70 | |
81 to 98 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 | |
560 to 1130 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
27 to 30 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
24 to 25 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.8 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
26 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0.47 to 0.55 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
97.9 to 98.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
1.2 to 1.5 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.18 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Ruthenium (Ru), % | 0.080 to 0.14 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 99 to 99.92 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |