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R58150 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI 51B60 Steel

R58150 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 51B60 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R58150 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 51B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
12 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
280 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
73
Shear Strength, MPa 470
390 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
400 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1760
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1700
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.4
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 48
2.1
Density, g/cm3 5.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94
73 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1110
420 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 48
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
97 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 14 to 16
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 83.5 to 86
0