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AWS ERTi-5 vs. ACI-ASTM CC50 Steel

AWS ERTi-5 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CC50 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ERTi-5 and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CC50 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
14
Density, g/cm3 4.4
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.22
62.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0.12 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 88.2 to 90.9
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0