Titanium 15-3-3-3 vs. Automotive Malleable Cast Iron
Titanium 15-3-3-3 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while automotive malleable cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 automotive malleable cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 8.0 | |
| 1.0 to 10 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 70 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1120 to 1390 | |
| 350 to 720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1100 to 1340 | |
| 220 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1620 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1560 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 520 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 8.1 | |
| 41 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.8 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.2 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 40 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.8 | |
| 7.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 59 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 950 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 260 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 78 to 89 | |
| 6.8 to 30 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 32 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 64 to 80 | |
| 13 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 to 57 | |
| 14 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.2 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 79 to 98 | |
| 9.9 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 2.2 to 2.9 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 93.6 to 96.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 1.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.13 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.15 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.9 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.2 |
| 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 |