SAE-AISI 8645 Steel vs. R58150 Titanium
SAE-AISI 8645 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R58150 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 8645 steel and the bottom bar is R58150 titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
140 |
Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 23 | |
13 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 280 to 350 | |
330 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
52 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 380 to 400 | |
470 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 600 to 670 | |
770 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 560 | |
550 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
410 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
320 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1760 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1700 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
500 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.6 | |
48 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
5.4 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
31 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
480 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
150 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 77 to 120 | |
94 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 420 to 840 | |
1110 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
32 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 24 | |
40 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
35 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 20 | |
48 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.43 to 0.48 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.5 to 97.7 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
14 to 16 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
83.5 to 86 |