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Grade 32 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI 1132 Steel

Grade 32 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1132 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 32 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1132 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
14 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
240 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 28
39 to 46
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460
400 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
640 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
350 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.5
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.2
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
1.9
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
93 to 97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2100
330 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
19 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.24 to 0.34
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
97.8 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
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
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
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