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R56401 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI 4024 Steel

R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4024 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R56401 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4024 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
320
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
500

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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
2.1
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
77
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3440
670
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
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.2 to 0.25
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.012
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
98.1 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.13
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.035 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 88.5 to 91
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0