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Grade 3 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI 1070 Steel

Grade 3 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1070 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 32 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 3 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1070 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
190 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
10 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
270 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 34
34 to 51
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
72
Shear Strength, MPa 320
380 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
640 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440
420 to 560

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
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.2
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.6
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
1.8
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
59 to 86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 910
470 to 850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
21 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.65 to 0.75
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
98.3 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 98.8 to 100
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0