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EN 1.6554 Steel vs. Grade 6 Titanium

EN 1.6554 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 6 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 6 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 21
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 520
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 930
890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550 to 790
840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
7.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.5

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
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 810 to 1650
3390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 33
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
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
0 to 0.5
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 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
89.8 to 94
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4