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R56401 Titanium vs. AWS BNi-6

R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while AWS BNi-6 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-6.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 940
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
55
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 59
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.060
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.012
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
87.2 to 90
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.13
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
10 to 12
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
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