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Grade 27 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI L6 Steel

Grade 27 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI L6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 grade 27 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI L6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
670 to 2090

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.1
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
3.6
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
22 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.65 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
93.6 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.25 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.3 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0.080 to 0.14
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 99 to 99.92
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0