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Grade 27 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI M46 Steel

Grade 27 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M46 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 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 SAE-AISI M46 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
800 to 2300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
33
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
27 to 78
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.8
4.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.7 to 4.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
70 to 73.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0.080 to 0.14
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.4 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 99 to 99.92
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.0 to 3.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0