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Grade C-6 Titanium vs. EN 1.1060 Steel

Grade C-6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.1060 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade C-6 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.1060 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 290
140 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
490 to 1720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
400
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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.8
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
1.8
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
17 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
18 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
16 to 55

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.32 to 0.39
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
98.2 to 99.16
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
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
0.020 to 0.035
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 89.7 to 94
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0