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AISI 430FSe Stainless Steel vs. Grade 6 Titanium

AISI 430FSe stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 430FSe stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 6 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 23
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Reduction in Area, % 50
27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Shear Strength, MPa 340
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
7.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
36
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
3390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 79.5 to 84
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 to 0.060
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
89.8 to 94
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4