Grade 9 Titanium vs. Grade 18 Titanium
Both grade 9 titanium and grade 18 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 9 titanium and the bottom bar is grade 18 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, % | 28 | |
| 23 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 580 | |
| 420 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 700 to 960 | |
| 690 to 980 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 540 to 830 | |
| 540 to 810 |
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 | 8.1 | |
| 8.3 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.1 | |
| 9.9 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 1.3 |
| 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 | 36 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 580 | |
| 670 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 89 to 110 | |
| 87 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1380 to 3220 | |
| 1380 to 3110 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
| 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 43 to 60 | |
| 43 to 61 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 39 to 48 | |
| 39 to 49 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.3 | |
| 3.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 52 to 71 | |
| 47 to 67 |
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 | |
| 0.040 to 0.080 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 92.6 to 95.5 | |
| 92.5 to 95.5 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |