R58150 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI H42 Steel

R58150 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R58150 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel.

UNS R58150 Titanium (Ti-15Mo)SAE-AISI H42 (T20842) Molybdenum Hot-Work Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.32
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		52
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		700 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		410
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1620

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1700
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1570

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		8.4
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		48
Base Metal Price, % relative		24

Density, g/cm³		5.4
Density, g/cm³		8.4

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		31
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.8

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		480
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130

Embodied Water, L/kg		150
Embodied Water, L/kg		98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		32
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		40
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23 to 65

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21 to 42

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20 to 57

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), %		0.55 to 0.7

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Hydrogen (H), %		0 to 0.015
Hydrogen (H), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		79.3 to 83.8

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		14 to 16
Molybdenum (Mo), %		4.5 to 5.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.2
Oxygen (O), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Titanium (Ti), %		83.5 to 86
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		5.5 to 6.8

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		1.8 to 2.2