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Titanium 6-7 vs. EN 1.8507 Steel

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.8507 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 6-7 and the bottom bar is EN 1.8507 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
72
Shear Strength, MPa 610
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
2.5
Density, g/cm3 5.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 34
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.0 to 1.3
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
96.1 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 7.5
0.15 to 0.25
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 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0