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R56406 Titanium vs. EN 1.7233 Steel

R56406 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.7233 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R56406 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.7233 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
18 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
270 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980
700 to 960
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
380 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
3.0
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85
110 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3420
380 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 61
25 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
22 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 69
21 to 28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.39 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.2 to 1.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
96.2 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
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
Titanium (Ti), % 88.1 to 91
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0