Titanium 6-6-2 vs. SAE-AISI 12L14 Steel
Titanium 6-6-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 12L14 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 6-6-2 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 12L14 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 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 590 to 670 | |
| 190 to 290 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 17 to 23 | |
| 39 to 51 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 670 to 800 | |
| 280 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1140 to 1370 | |
| 440 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1040 to 1230 | |
| 260 to 460 |
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 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.1 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 40 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 29 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 470 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 200 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 89 to 99 | |
| 64 to 93 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 34 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 66 to 79 | |
| 15 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 to 57 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.1 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 75 to 90 | |
| 14 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 5.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.35 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.35 to 1.0 | |
| 97.9 to 98.7 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.85 to 1.2 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 5.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0.040 to 0.090 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0.26 to 0.35 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 82.8 to 87.8 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |