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Grade 6 Titanium vs. AWS E330

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while AWS E330 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 E330.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
31
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.18 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
40.7 to 51.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 37
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