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ACI-ASTM CH20 Steel vs. Titanium 6-7

ACI-ASTM CH20 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CH20 steel and the bottom bar is titanium 6-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 38
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1700
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
34
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
3460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 26
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0090
Iron (Fe), % 54.7 to 66
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
6.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 15
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
84.9 to 88