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Grade 6 Titanium vs. AWS E2594

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while AWS E2594 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 6 titanium and the bottom bar is AWS E2594.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 11
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
14

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
22
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
53.8 to 63.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.3
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
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