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R56401 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI H13 Steel

R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H13 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R56401 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H13 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 940
690 to 1820

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
270
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
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
8.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
6.0
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
78

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 59
25 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
22 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
25 to 65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.32 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.012
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
88.8 to 92
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.1 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.13
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 88.5 to 91
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0.8 to 1.2