Grade 18 Titanium vs. Grade 9 Titanium
Both grade 18 titanium and grade 9 titanium are titanium alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 18 titanium and the bottom bar is grade 9 titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 17 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 330 to 480 | |
| 330 to 480 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.32 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 23 | |
| 28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 590 | |
| 430 to 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 980 | |
| 700 to 960 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 540 to 810 | |
| 540 to 830 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 330 | |
| 330 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1640 | |
| 1640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1590 | |
| 1590 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 550 | |
| 550 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 8.3 | |
| 8.1 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.9 | |
| 9.1 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.3 | |
| 1.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.5 | |
| 4.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 41 | |
| 36 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 670 | |
| 580 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 87 to 110 | |
| 89 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1380 to 3110 | |
| 1380 to 3220 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
| 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 43 to 61 | |
| 43 to 60 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 39 to 49 | |
| 39 to 48 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.4 | |
| 3.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 47 to 67 | |
| 52 to 71 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 0.040 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 92.5 to 95.5 | |
| 92.6 to 95.5 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |