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Titanium 6-7 vs. AWS E383

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while AWS E383 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 6-7 and the bottom bar is AWS E383.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 11
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
37
Density, g/cm3 5.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 34
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26.5 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.6 to 1.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
28.8 to 39.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 7.5
3.2 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 33
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 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0