ASTM A283 Carbon Steel vs. Grade Ti-Pd16 Titanium
ASTM A283 carbon steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade Ti-Pd16 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A283 carbon steel and the bottom bar is grade Ti-Pd16 titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 110 to 140 | |
| 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 26 to 34 | |
| 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 190 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 360 to 480 | |
| 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 180 to 260 | |
| 310 |
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 53 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 8.7 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 3.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 7.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
| 4.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 36 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 600 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 230 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 110 | |
| 62 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 91 to 180 | |
| 440 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 17 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 8.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 15 | |
| 30 |