Grade 36 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI P6 Steel

Grade 36 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI P6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 36 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI P6 steel.

Grade 36 (R58450) Titanium SAE-AISI P6 (T51606) Low-Carbon Mould Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		39
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		630 to 1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		370
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		2020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		8.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		6.3
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		58
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.8

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		920
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		24

Embodied Water, L/kg		130
Embodied Water, L/kg		59

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		9.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22 to 68

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21 to 44

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), %		0.050 to 0.15

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		1.3 to 1.8

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), %		92.9 to 95

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.35 to 0.7

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		3.3 to 3.8

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), %		0.1 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Titanium (Ti), %		52.3 to 58
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.4
Residuals, %		0