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Grade C-2 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI H42 Steel

Grade C-2 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade C-2 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
700 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
24
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
23 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
21 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.8
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30
20 to 57

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.55 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
79.3 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 98.8 to 100
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0