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Grade 6 Titanium vs. AWS E90C-K3

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while AWS E90C-K3 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 6 titanium and the bottom bar is AWS E90C-K3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
3.4
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
370
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3390
980
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
92.6 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.75 to 2.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 89.8 to 94
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5