Grade Ti-Pd18 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI M50 Steel
Grade Ti-Pd18 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M50 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade Ti-Pd18 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M50 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
75 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 | |
720 to 2250 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
260 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1640 | |
1480 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1590 | |
1440 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 550 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 8.2 | |
35 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.1 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
8.7 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 4.5 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 41 | |
5.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 670 | |
74 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
83 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 44 | |
26 to 80 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 39 | |
23 to 49 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.3 | |
9.7 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 52 | |
21 to 66 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0.78 to 0.88 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
3.8 to 4.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
87 to 90.4 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.15 to 0.45 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
3.9 to 4.8 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Palladium (Pd), % | 0.040 to 0.080 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.6 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 92.5 to 95.5 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
0.8 to 1.3 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |