Grade 27 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI 50B44 Steel
Grade 27 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 50B44 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 50B44 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 27 | |
22 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 | |
250 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 180 | |
360 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 270 | |
570 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 | |
360 |
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 | |
46 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 8.7 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.6 | |
7.2 |
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 | |
48 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 70 | |
110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 | |
350 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.8 | |
12 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
17 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0.00050 to 0.0030 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0.43 to 0.48 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.6 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
97.5 to 98.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.75 to 1.0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.18 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Ruthenium (Ru), % | 0.080 to 0.14 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0.15 to 0.35 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 99 to 99.92 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |