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Grade 4 Titanium vs. AWS E317L

Grade 4 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while AWS E317L belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 4 titanium and the bottom bar is AWS E317L.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
22
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 500
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.6
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 46
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
56.6 to 66.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
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 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 98.6 to 100
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0