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EN 1.7243 Steel vs. Grade C-5 Titanium

EN 1.7243 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade C-5 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7243 steel and the bottom bar is grade C-5 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 170
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 1390
1000

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 49
63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 35
50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 41
71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.21
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.2
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
87.5 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4