UNS R56406 Titanium

Titanium Alloys

Overview Chemical Composition Mechanical Properties Physical Properties Other Properties

Property Overview

Density4.5g/cm³

Elastic Modulus110GPa

Tensile Strength980MPa

Yield Strength850MPa

Brinell HardnessUnknown

Maximum Service Temperature340°C

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Chemical Composition

0 to 0.1%

0 to 0.050%

88.1 to 91%

3.5 to 4.5%

5.5 to 6.8%

0 to 0.015%

0 to 0.2%

0 to 0.3%

Mechanical

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

110 GPa

Elongation at Break

9.1 %

Fatigue Strength

480 MPa

Poisson's Ratio

0.32

Reduction in Area

16 %

Shear Modulus

40 GPa

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

980 MPa

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

850 MPa

Physical

Density

4.5 g/cm 3

Thermal

Latent Heat of Fusion

410 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

340 °C

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

1610 °C

Melting Onset (Solidus)

1560 °C

Specific Heat Capacity

560 J/kg-K

Thermal Conductivity

7.1 W/m-K

Thermal Diffusivity

2.8 mm 2 /s

Thermal Expansion

9.6 µm/m-K

Thermal Shock Resistance

69 points

Electrical

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

1.0 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

2.0 % IACS

Calculated

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

85 MJ/m 3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

3420 kJ/m 3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

13 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

35 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

61 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

49 points

Environmental

Base Metal Price

36 % relative

Embodied Carbon

38 kg CO 2 /kg material

Embodied Energy

610 MJ/kg

Embodied Energy

610 MJ/kg 260 x 10 3 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

200 L/kg

Embodied Water

200 L/kg 24 gal/lb

Registered Designations & Aliases

R56406UNS R56406 Titanium

Standards

ASTM F1108 ASTM F1108: Standard Specification for Titanium-6Aluminum-4Vanadium Alloy Castings for Surgical Implants (UNS R56406)

ASTM F1108 ASTM F1108: Standard Specification for Titanium-6Aluminum-4Vanadium Alloy Castings for Surgical Implants (UNS R56406) Titanium Alloys: Modelling of Microstructure, Properties, and Applications, Wei Sha and Savko Malinov, 2009 Titanium and Titanium Alloys: Fundamentals and Applications, Christoph Leyens and Manfred Peters (editors), 2003 Titanium, 2nd ed., G. Lutjering and J. C. Williams, 2007