EN 1.5507 Steel vs. Grade 13 Titanium
EN 1.5507 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 13 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 25 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 EN 1.5507 steel and the bottom bar is grade 13 titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 58 to 72 | |
| 34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 to 880 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 420 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 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 | 49 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 8.7 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 3.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 7.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
| 37 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 4.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 32 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 520 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
| 210 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 31 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 26 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 8.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 26 | |
| 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.21 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.25 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.8 to 98.7 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.8 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Ruthenium (Ru), % | 0 | |
| 0.040 to 0.060 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 98.5 to 99.56 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |