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Titanium 6-5-0.5 vs. SAE-AISI 4620 Steel

Titanium 6-5-0.5 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4620 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 SAE-AISI 4620 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
16 to 27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
260 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
73
Shear Strength, MPa 630
320 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1080
490 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 990
350 to 550

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
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
3.2
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
100 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4630
330 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 67
17 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
18 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 1.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
15 to 20

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.7 to 6.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.17 to 0.22
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
96.4 to 97.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.75
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.19
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 85.6 to 90.1
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0