Titanium 15-3-3-3 vs. ASTM A229 Spring Steel
Titanium 15-3-3-3 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while ASTM A229 spring steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 titanium 15-3-3-3 and the bottom bar is ASTM A229 spring steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 8.0 | |
| 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 610 to 710 | |
| 710 to 790 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 660 to 810 | |
| 1020 to 1140 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1120 to 1390 | |
| 1690 to 1890 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1100 to 1340 | |
| 1100 to 1230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1620 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1560 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 520 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 8.1 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.8 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 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 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 260 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 78 to 89 | |
| 200 to 230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 32 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 64 to 80 | |
| 60 to 67 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 to 57 | |
| 40 to 43 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.2 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 79 to 98 | |
| 54 to 60 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.55 to 0.85 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 97.5 to 99 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 1.2 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.13 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 72.6 to 78.5 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 14 to 16 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |