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Grade 38 Titanium vs. Grade FDSiCr Steel

Grade 38 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while grade FDSiCr steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 38 titanium and the bottom bar is grade FDSiCr steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 29
42
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 330
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.0
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
2.2
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 35
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 560
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 62
69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 72
58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.12
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.2 to 1.8
96.5 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 89.9 to 93.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0