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R56401 Titanium vs. AWS BAg-13a

R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while AWS BAg-13a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R56401 titanium and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-13a.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
92
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 940
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
300
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 4.5
9.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
54
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
850

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
5.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 59
5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
7.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
40.4 to 43.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.012
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.13
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
55 to 57
Titanium (Ti), % 88.5 to 91
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15