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Grade 6 Titanium vs. AWS E409Nb

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while AWS E409Nb belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 6 titanium and the bottom bar is AWS E409Nb.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
13
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3390
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
80.2 to 88.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
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