Grade 33 Titanium vs. Nickel 689
Grade 33 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while nickel 689 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 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 33 titanium and the bottom bar is nickel 689.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
210 |
Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
23 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 | |
420 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 34 | |
21 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
80 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 240 | |
790 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 | |
1250 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 | |
690 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 420 | |
330 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 320 | |
990 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1660 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1610 | |
1390 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 540 | |
450 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 8.7 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
70 |
Density, g/cm3 | 4.5 | |
8.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 33 | |
11 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 530 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 200 | |
330 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 86 | |
240 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 590 | |
1170 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
41 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
30 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 30 | |
35 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0.75 to 1.3 |
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0.0030 to 0.010 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0.1 to 0.2 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.1 to 0.2 | |
18 to 20 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
9.0 to 11 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 5.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
9.0 to 10.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.35 to 0.55 | |
48.3 to 60.9 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Palladium (Pd), % | 0.010 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Ruthenium (Ru), % | 0.020 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 98.1 to 99.52 | |
2.3 to 2.8 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |