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Titanium 6-2-4-2 vs. SAE-AISI A2 Steel

Titanium 6-2-4-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 SAE-AISI A2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
710 to 2040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1590
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1540
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 6.9
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.5
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 0.9
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
9.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
5.5
Density, g/cm3 4.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
73

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 34
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 57
25 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
25 to 71

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
89.4 to 93.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.2
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.060 to 0.12
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 83.7 to 87.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 3.6 to 4.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0