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Grade FDC Steel vs. Grade 1 Titanium

Grade FDC steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 1 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 26 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 FDC steel and the bottom bar is grade 1 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 510
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Reduction in Area, % 42
36
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1680
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
8.8

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
3.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
510
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.4
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
99.095 to 100
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4