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EN 1.5507 Steel vs. Titanium 6-7

EN 1.5507 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5507 steel and the bottom bar is titanium 6-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Reduction in Area, % 58 to 72
29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
1020

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
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 2.0
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
34
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 31
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 26
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 26
66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.080
5.5 to 6.5
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 0.0090
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.7
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
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 to 0.15
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
84.9 to 88