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R56401 Titanium vs. AWS BNi-2

R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while AWS BNi-2 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R56401 titanium and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
68
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 940
440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
360
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
55
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
230

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 59
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
2.8 to 3.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.012
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
79.1 to 84.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.13
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 88.5 to 91
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5