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Grade 6 Titanium vs. EN 1.3961 Alloy

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.3961 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 6 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.3961 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
72
Shear Strength, MPa 530
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
25
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3390
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
130

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
60.7 to 65
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
35 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 89.8 to 94
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0