MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

R56401 Titanium vs. EN 1.8898 Steel

R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.8898 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R56401 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.8898 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
73
Shear Strength, MPa 560
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 940
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
2.2
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3440
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 59
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.16
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.012
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
96.7 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.13
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 88.5 to 91
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.12