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Titanium 6-2-4-2 vs. EN 1.8523 Steel

Titanium 6-2-4-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.8523 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 6-2-4-2 and the bottom bar is EN 1.8523 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.6
15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 490
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
74
Shear Strength, MPa 560
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 880
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
480
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1590
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1540
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 6.9
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.5
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 0.9
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
4.2
Density, g/cm3 4.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
64

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3640
1700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 34
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 57
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
29

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
93.5 to 95.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.2
0.8 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.060 to 0.12
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Tin (Sn), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 83.7 to 87.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 3.6 to 4.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0