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SAE-AISI 1151 Steel vs. Grade 38 Titanium

SAE-AISI 1151 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 38 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 1151 steel and the bottom bar is grade 38 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 410
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 40
29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
40
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 480
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 800
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 660
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
8.0
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
9.3

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.4

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
35
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
560
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 100
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1170
3840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
72

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.55
0 to 0.080
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.7
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
89.9 to 93.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4