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Grade 4 Titanium vs. EN 1.3551 Steel

Grade 4 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 4 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.3551 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
530
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
8.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
9.0
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 500
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
82

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.6
9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 46
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.77 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
88.8 to 91.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 98.6 to 100
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0