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AWS ERTi-5 vs. EN 1.6587 Steel

AWS ERTi-5 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.6587 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 AWS ERTi-5 and the bottom bar is EN 1.6587 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
520 to 1420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
3.8
Density, g/cm3 4.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
58

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
18 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
15 to 42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.8
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.15 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.22
94.4 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0.12 to 0.2
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 88.2 to 90.9
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0