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Grade 6 Titanium vs. EN 1.6563 Steel

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.6563 steel 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 1.6563 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
620 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
3.6
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
22 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
21 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
18 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.38 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
94.9 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
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 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 89.8 to 94
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0