Titanium 15-3-3-3 vs. ASTM A216 Cast Steel
Titanium 15-3-3-3 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while ASTM A216 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 15-3-3-3 and the bottom bar is ASTM A216 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 8.0 | |
| 25 to 27 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 610 to 710 | |
| 170 to 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1120 to 1390 | |
| 500 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1100 to 1340 | |
| 230 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1620 | |
| 1450 to 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1560 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 520 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 8.1 | |
| 49 to 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.8 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.2 | |
| 7.1 to 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 8.2 to 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 40 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 59 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 950 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 260 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 78 to 89 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 32 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 64 to 80 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 to 57 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.2 | |
| 13 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 79 to 98 | |
| 16 to 18 |