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Titanium 6-7 vs. EN 1.8880 Steel

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.8880 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 6-7 and the bottom bar is EN 1.8880 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
73
Shear Strength, MPa 610
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
420
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
3.7
Density, g/cm3 5.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 34
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
1370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
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 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15