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EN 1.6554 Steel vs. Grade 38 Titanium

EN 1.6554 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 38 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6554 steel and the bottom bar is grade 38 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 21
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 520
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 930
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550 to 790
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
8.0
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.3

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
35
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
560
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 810 to 1650
3840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 33
62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
72

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Carbon (C), % 0.23 to 0.28
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 97.3
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
89.9 to 93.1
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
2.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4