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R56401 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI T15 Steel

R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T15 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R56401 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T15 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 940
830 to 2240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1690
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
43
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 59
26 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
22 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
26 to 70

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
1.5 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 5.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.8 to 5.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.012
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
67.5 to 73.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
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
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 88.5 to 91
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
11.8 to 13
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
4.5 to 5.3