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Grade C-6 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI H14 Steel

Grade C-6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H14 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade C-6 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H14 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
710 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.8
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
9.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
15
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
73

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
24 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
24 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
86.5 to 89.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 89.7 to 94
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 5.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0