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R56401 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI 1070 Steel

R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1070 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R56401 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1070 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
10 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
270 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 17
34 to 51
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
72
Shear Strength, MPa 560
380 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 940
640 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
420 to 560

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
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
1.8
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
59 to 86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3440
470 to 850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 59
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
21 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.65 to 0.75
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.012
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
98.3 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.13
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 88.5 to 91
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0