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Grade 32 Titanium vs. Grade 15 Titanium

Both grade 32 titanium and grade 15 titanium are titanium alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 32 titanium and the bottom bar is grade 15 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Reduction in Area, % 28
28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
41
Shear Strength, MPa 460
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.5
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.2
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
37
Density, g/cm3 4.5
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
520
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2100
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.11
0 to 0.25
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0
0.040 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0.060 to 0.14
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 88.1 to 93
98.2 to 99.56
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4