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Grade 32 Titanium vs. EN 1.3553 Steel

Grade 32 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 32 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.3553 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 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.5
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.2
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
24
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
96

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.78 to 0.86
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
80.7 to 83.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.6 to 1.2
4.7 to 5.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.060 to 0.14
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 88.1 to 93
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
6.0 to 6.7
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 1.4
1.7 to 2.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0