Titanium 6-6-2 vs. EN 1.6580 Steel
Titanium 6-6-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.6580 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 6-6-2 and the bottom bar is EN 1.6580 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.7 to 9.0 | |
| 11 to 19 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 590 to 670 | |
| 310 to 610 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 670 to 800 | |
| 450 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1140 to 1370 | |
| 720 to 1170 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1040 to 1230 | |
| 460 to 990 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 310 | |
| 450 |
| 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 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.4 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.1 | |
| 7.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 40 | |
| 4.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 29 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 470 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 200 | |
| 59 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 89 to 99 | |
| 120 to 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 34 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 66 to 79 | |
| 26 to 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 to 57 | |
| 23 to 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.1 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 75 to 90 | |
| 21 to 34 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 5.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.26 to 0.34 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 1.8 to 2.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.35 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.35 to 1.0 | |
| 93.7 to 95.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 5.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 1.8 to 2.2 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 82.8 to 87.8 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |