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EN 1.7117 Steel vs. Grade 9 Titanium

EN 1.7117 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 9 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7117 steel and the bottom bar is grade 9 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1930
700 to 960

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
8.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.1

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
37
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
36
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
580
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 69
43 to 60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
39 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
52 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Carbon (C), % 0.49 to 0.56
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 96.4
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
92.6 to 95.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants