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Titanium 6-7 vs. ASTM Grade HH Steel

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while ASTM grade HH steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 6-7 and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HH steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
20
Density, g/cm3 5.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 34
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
53
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 28
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
52.9 to 64.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0