SAE-AISI 1074 Steel vs. Grade 28 Titanium
SAE-AISI 1074 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 28 titanium 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 1074 steel and the bottom bar is grade 28 titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 14 | |
11 to 17 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 290 to 350 | |
330 to 480 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.32 |
Reduction in Area, % | 34 to 45 | |
22 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
40 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 440 to 490 | |
420 to 590 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 to 820 | |
690 to 980 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 450 to 570 | |
540 to 810 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
410 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
330 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1640 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1590 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
550 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
8.3 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
9.9 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
1.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
36 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
4.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
37 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
600 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
370 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 77 to 94 | |
87 to 110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 550 to 860 | |
1370 to 3100 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
35 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 29 | |
43 to 61 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 25 | |
39 to 49 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
3.4 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 26 | |
47 to 66 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
2.5 to 3.5 |
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 0.25 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Ruthenium (Ru), % | 0 | |
0.080 to 0.14 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
92.4 to 95.4 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
2.0 to 3.0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |