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ASTM Grade HF Steel vs. Grade 2 Titanium

ASTM grade HF steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 2 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HF steel and the bottom bar is grade 2 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 29
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
9.0

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
7.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
37
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
510
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
32

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 60 to 73.8
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.9 to 100
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4