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Grade FDSiCrV Steel vs. Grade 36 Titanium

Grade FDSiCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 36 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade FDSiCrV steel and the bottom bar is grade 36 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2100
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
2020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
58
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
920
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
9.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 75
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
45

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0035
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.8
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
42 to 47
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
52.3 to 58
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4