ASTM A266 Carbon Steel vs. Grade 1 Titanium
ASTM A266 carbon steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 1 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A266 carbon steel and the bottom bar is grade 1 titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
| 120 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 26 | |
| 28 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 200 | |
| 170 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 34 to 43 | |
| 36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 39 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 380 | |
| 200 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 600 | |
| 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 290 | |
| 220 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 420 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1660 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1610 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 540 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 to 52 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 8.8 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 3.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 to 8.2 | |
| 7.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 37 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 4.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 31 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 to 19 | |
| 510 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 to 47 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 79 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 230 | |
| 230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 8.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 19 | |
| 24 |