ASTM A299 Steel vs. Grade Ti-Pd8A Titanium
ASTM A299 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade Ti-Pd8A 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 A299 steel and the bottom bar is grade Ti-Pd8A titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 180 to 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 22 | |
| 13 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 250 | |
| 260 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 620 | |
| 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 360 | |
| 430 |
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 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 8.7 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 3.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 6.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 4.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 49 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 840 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 520 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 65 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 to 350 | |
| 880 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 22 | |
| 31 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 21 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 8.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 39 |