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R56401 Titanium vs. AWS E318

R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while AWS E318 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 R56401 titanium and the bottom bar is AWS E318.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 940
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
23
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
62
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
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.012
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
57.6 to 69.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
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