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SAE-AISI 1023 Steel vs. Titanium 6-5-0.5

SAE-AISI 1023 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while titanium 6-5-0.5 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1023 steel and the bottom bar is titanium 6-5-0.5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 29
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 270
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Reduction in Area, % 46 to 56
23
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 300
630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 480
1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 410
990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
4.2
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
41
Density, g/cm3 7.9
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 100
71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 450
4630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 17
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
1.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
79

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.7 to 6.3
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0 to 0.080
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 99.06 to 99.5
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.19
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
85.6 to 90.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4