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Titanium 6-7 vs. ACI-ASTM CN3M Steel

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CN3M steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 6-7 and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CN3M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
31
Density, g/cm3 5.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 34
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
80
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
42.4 to 52.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 7.5
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
23 to 27
Niobium (Nb), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0