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R56401 Titanium vs. AWS E240

R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while AWS E240 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 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 R56401 titanium and the bottom bar is AWS E240.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 940
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
14
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 59
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.012
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
58.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
10.5 to 13.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0.1 to 0.3
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.13
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 88.5 to 91
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0