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Titanium
Titanium strength, stiffness, density and thermal properties, with their source.
A bracket in Titanium, brushed finish.
| Process | Wrought |
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| Mechanical |
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| Yield strength | 885MPasourcetypical, plate (>0.187 in), annealed, 0.2% offset |
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| Ultimate tensile strength | 940MPasourcetypical, plate, annealed |
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| Elongation at break | 16%sourcetypical, in 2 in., plate annealed |
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| Young's modulus (stiffness) | 107–122GPasourcetypical range, 20 °C |
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| Density | 4,430kg/m³sourcenominal |
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| Strength to weight | 200kN·m/kg |
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| Stiffness to weight | 25.8MN·m/kg |
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| Poisson's ratio | 0.342sourcemean of TIMET measurements |
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| Shear modulus | 42.7GPa |
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| Bulk modulus | 121GPa |
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| Speed of sound | 5,084m/s |
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| Thermal |
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| Thermal conductivity | 6.6W/m·Ksourcetypical, 20 °C, mill annealed |
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| Thermal expansion | 9µm/m·Ksourcetypical, mean 0-100 °C |
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| 100 mm part over a 50 °C swing | 45µm growth |
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| Specific heat | 580J/kg·Ksourcetypical, 20 °C |
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| Heats up and cools (diffusivity) | 2.57mm²/s |
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| Thermal shock resistance | 3,730W/m |
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| Melting point | 1,630–1,650°Csourcemelting range |
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| Max service temperature | 400°Csourceupper recommended use temperature |
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| Values for | TIMETAL 6-4 (Ti-6Al-4V Grade 5) annealed plate typical (TIMET properties manual) + TIMET datasheet TMC-0150 physical properties |
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