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Grade C-3 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI 1340 Steel

Grade C-3 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1340 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 C-3 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1340 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
160 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
220 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
540 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
300 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.5
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
1.9
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
78 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880
240 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
19 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
19 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.5
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.38 to 0.43
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
97.2 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.6 to 1.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 98.8 to 100
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0