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AISI 416 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 6 Titanium

AISI 416 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 416 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 6 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 31
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 340
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
39
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 480
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 800
890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 600
840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 680
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
7.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
36
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 140
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 940
3390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 29
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 25
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 87.9
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
89.8 to 94
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4