Grade 36 Titanium vs. AWS ERNi-1

Grade 36 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while AWS ERNi-1 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 36 titanium and the bottom bar is AWS ERNi-1.

Grade 36 (R58450) Titanium AWS ERNi-1 (N02061) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		180

Elongation at Break, %		11
Elongation at Break, %		22

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		39
Shear Modulus, GPa		69

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		370
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		2020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1360

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1310

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		8.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		6.3
Density, g/cm³		8.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		58
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		11

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		920
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		150

Embodied Water, L/kg		130
Embodied Water, L/kg		230

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		9.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		15

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 1.5

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.15

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Hydrogen (H), %		0 to 0.0035
Hydrogen (H), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		93 to 98

Niobium (Nb), %		42 to 47
Niobium (Nb), %		0

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.030
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.16
Oxygen (O), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.75

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

Titanium (Ti), %		52.3 to 58
Titanium (Ti), %		2.0 to 3.5

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5