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Titanium 6-7 vs. EN 1.8826 Steel

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.8826 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 6-7 and the bottom bar is EN 1.8826 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
73
Shear Strength, MPa 610
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
2.3
Density, g/cm3 5.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 34
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0.020 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.16
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
96.5 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1