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SAE-AISI 1074 Steel vs. Grade 16 Titanium

SAE-AISI 1074 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 16 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1074 steel and the bottom bar is grade 16 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 350
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 45
34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
38
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 490
250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 820
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 570
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
9.2

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
7.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
36
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
600
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 94
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550 to 860
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 26
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0 to 0.080
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Palladium (Pd), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.8 to 99.96
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4