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Grade 3 Titanium vs. Nickel 689

Grade 3 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while nickel 689 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 3 titanium and the bottom bar is nickel 689.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 21
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 34
21
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
80
Shear Strength, MPa 320
790
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.2
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
70
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 910
1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
9.0 to 11
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 10.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
48.3 to 60.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 98.8 to 100
2.3 to 2.8
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0