MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Titanium 6-5-0.5 vs. ASTM A302 Alloy Steel

Titanium 6-5-0.5 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while ASTM A302 alloy steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 6-5-0.5 and the bottom bar is ASTM A302 alloy steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
20 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
250 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
73
Shear Strength, MPa 630
370 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1080
590 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 990
350 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 4.2
39 to 51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
7.2 to 7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
8.2 to 8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
2.4 to 3.0
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
1.5 to 1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
20 to 21
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
48 to 50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4630
330 to 410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 67
21 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 1.7
10 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
17 to 18