Titanium 15-3-3-3 vs. ASTM A588 Steel
Titanium 15-3-3-3 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while ASTM A588 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 15-3-3-3 and the bottom bar is ASTM A588 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 8.0 | |
| 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 610 to 710 | |
| 270 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 660 to 810 | |
| 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1120 to 1390 | |
| 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1100 to 1340 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 250 to 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1620 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1560 | |
| 1410 to 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 520 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 8.1 | |
| 43 to 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.8 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.2 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 40 | |
| 2.3 to 2.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 59 | |
| 1.5 to 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 950 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 260 | |
| 50 to 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 78 to 89 | |
| 110 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 32 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 64 to 80 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 to 57 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.2 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 79 to 98 | |
| 16 |