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Grade 6 Titanium vs. AWS E316L

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while AWS E316L 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 E316L.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
20
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
58.6 to 69.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
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