SAE-AISI 1212 Steel vs. Grade 9 Titanium
SAE-AISI 1212 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 9 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 1212 steel and the bottom bar is grade 9 titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 28 | |
11 to 17 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 to 290 | |
330 to 480 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.32 |
Reduction in Area, % | 39 to 51 | |
28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
40 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 370 | |
430 to 580 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 440 to 620 | |
700 to 960 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 460 | |
540 to 830 |
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 | 52 | |
8.1 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
9.1 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
1.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
37 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
4.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
36 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
580 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
150 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 64 to 110 | |
89 to 110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 560 | |
1380 to 3220 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
35 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 22 | |
43 to 60 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 20 | |
39 to 48 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
3.3 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 20 | |
52 to 71 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
2.5 to 3.5 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.13 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.5 to 99.07 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0.070 to 0.12 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0.16 to 0.23 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
92.6 to 95.5 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
2.0 to 3.0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |