Titanium 15-3-3-3 vs. ASTM A514 Steel
Titanium 15-3-3-3 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while ASTM A514 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 A514 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 8.0 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 610 to 710 | |
| 470 to 540 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 660 to 810 | |
| 490 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1120 to 1390 | |
| 790 to 830 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1100 to 1340 | |
| 690 to 770 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 250 to 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 400 to 440 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1620 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1560 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 520 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 8.1 | |
| 37 to 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.8 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.2 | |
| 7.2 to 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 8.3 to 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 40 | |
| 2.3 to 3.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.8 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 59 | |
| 1.6 to 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 950 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 260 | |
| 48 to 57 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 78 to 89 | |
| 140 to 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 32 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 64 to 80 | |
| 28 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 to 57 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.2 | |
| 10 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 79 to 98 | |
| 23 to 24 |