Titanium 6-6-2 vs. ASTM A572 Steel
Titanium 6-6-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while ASTM A572 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 6-6-2 and the bottom bar is ASTM A572 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.7 to 9.0 | |
| 18 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 590 to 670 | |
| 240 to 340 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 670 to 800 | |
| 300 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1140 to 1370 | |
| 470 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1040 to 1230 | |
| 330 to 510 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 310 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1610 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1560 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 540 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 5.5 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.4 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.1 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 8.2 to 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 40 | |
| 2.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 29 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 470 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 200 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 89 to 99 | |
| 100 to 110 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 34 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 66 to 79 | |
| 17 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 to 57 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.1 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 75 to 90 | |
| 14 to 18 |