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EN 1.8872 Steel vs. Grade 32 Titanium

EN 1.8872 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 32 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8872 steel and the bottom bar is grade 32 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Shear Strength, MPa 380
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
7.5
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
8.2

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
38
Density, g/cm3 7.9
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
530
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
2100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 100
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.060 to 0.14
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 1.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
88.1 to 93
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0.6 to 1.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0.6 to 1.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4