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ASTM A372 Grade K Steel vs. Titanium 6-7

ASTM A372 grade K steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A372 grade K steel and the bottom bar is titanium 6-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 23
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
45
Shear Strength, MPa 490
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1700
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.4
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
34
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 57
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1010
3460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0090
Iron (Fe), % 93.4 to 96.6
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.6
6.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.3
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 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
84.9 to 88