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AISI W5 Steel vs. AWS ERTi-5

AISI W5 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS ERTi-5 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI W5 steel and the bottom bar is AWS ERTi-5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 2360
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 84
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 50
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 78
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.2
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.4
0 to 0.22
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.2 to 90.9
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
3.5 to 4.5