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Grade 4 Titanium vs. ACI-ASTM CD3MN Steel

Grade 4 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CD3MN steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 4 titanium and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD3MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
18
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 500
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1330
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.6
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 46
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
62.6 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0.1 to 0.3
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 98.6 to 100
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0