Grade FDSiCrV Steel vs. Titanium 4-4-2
Grade FDSiCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while titanium 4-4-2 belongs to the titanium 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 FDSiCrV steel and the bottom bar is titanium 4-4-2.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
110 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.32 |
Reduction in Area, % | 42 | |
20 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
42 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 2100 | |
1150 to 1250 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
410 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
310 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
1610 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
1560 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
540 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 47 | |
6.7 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 | |
39 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
4.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.9 | |
30 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 26 | |
480 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
180 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
34 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 75 | |
68 to 74 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 47 | |
52 to 55 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
2.6 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 63 | |
86 to 93 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
3.0 to 5.0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.5 to 0.7 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
0 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96 to 97.8 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.9 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
3.0 to 5.0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 1.2 to 1.7 | |
0.3 to 0.7 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
1.5 to 2.5 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
85.8 to 92.2 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0.1 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |