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Grade 6 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 50B60 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 6 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
240 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
72
Shear Strength, MPa 530
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
610 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840
350 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
2.0
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
71 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3390
330 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.75 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 89.8 to 94
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0