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Grade 6 Titanium vs. ASTM A356 Grade 10

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while ASTM A356 grade 10 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 6 titanium and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 10.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 27
39
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
3.9
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3390
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.0 to 2.8
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
94.4 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
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