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Grade 32 Titanium vs. ASTM Grade HT Steel

Grade 32 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while ASTM grade HT steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 32 titanium and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HT steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.5
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.2
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
31
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2100
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.35 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 19
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
38.2 to 51.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.6 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.060 to 0.14
0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 88.1 to 93
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0