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Grade 6 Titanium vs. ACI-ASTM CD3MCuN Steel

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CD3MCuN steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 6 titanium and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD3MCuN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
20
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3390
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.4 to 1.9
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
58.2 to 65.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.6 to 6.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.22 to 0.33
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 89.8 to 94
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0