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EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 4 Titanium

EN 1.3960 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 4 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3960 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 4 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
340
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
37
Density, g/cm3 7.9
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
500
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
7.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
46

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 67.9
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.6 to 100
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4