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Grade 38 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI P5 Steel

Grade 38 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI P5 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 38 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI P5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
370 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.0
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
2.8
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 35
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 560
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 62
13 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
15 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 72
12 to 65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.2 to 1.8
95.7 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.35
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
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 89.9 to 93.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0