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Grade 16 Titanium vs. Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron

Grade 16 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while austenitic nodular cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 16 titanium and the bottom bar is austenitic nodular cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
180 to 190
Elongation at Break, % 23
6.8 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29 to 0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
70 to 72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
430 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
190 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
280 to 350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1340 to 1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1300 to 1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
470 to 490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.2
13 to 14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.7 to 8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 36
3.5 to 4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 600
48 to 68
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
91 to 120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
24 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
98 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
12 to 15