R58150 Titanium vs. EN 1.7003 Steel

R58150 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.7003 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R58150 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.7003 steel.

UNS R58150 Titanium (Ti-15Mo)EN 1.7003 (38Cr2) Chromium Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.32
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		52
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		520 to 1780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		410
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		410

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1700
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		8.4
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		48
Base Metal Price, % relative		2.0

Density, g/cm³		5.4
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		31
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		480
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		19

Embodied Water, L/kg		150
Embodied Water, L/kg		48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		32
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		40
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18 to 63

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18 to 42

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15 to 53

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), %		0.35 to 0.42

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		0.4 to 0.6

Hydrogen (H), %		0 to 0.015
Hydrogen (H), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		97.7 to 98.8

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 0.8

Molybdenum (Mo), %		14 to 16
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.2
Oxygen (O), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.035

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.035

Titanium (Ti), %		83.5 to 86
Titanium (Ti), %		0