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Grade C-5 Titanium vs. EN 1.0546 Steel

Grade C-5 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.0546 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade C-5 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.0546 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 310
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 510
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
2.5
Density, g/cm3 4.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 66
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4200
350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 63
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 71
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.8
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
95.5 to 99.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.85 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.017
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 87.5 to 91
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.14
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0