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SAE-AISI 1074 Steel vs. R56401 Titanium

SAE-AISI 1074 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 31 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 SAE-AISI 1074 steel and the bottom bar is R56401 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 350
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 45
17
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
40
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 490
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 820
940
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 570
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 94
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550 to 860
3440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 26
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0 to 0.080
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.012
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.5 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5