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EN 1.4310 Stainless Steel vs. Titanium 6-2-4-2

EN 1.4310 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while titanium 6-2-4-2 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 EN 1.4310 stainless steel and the bottom bar is titanium 6-2-4-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 45
8.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 330
490
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 550
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 900
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 570
880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
6.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
9.5

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
0.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
42
Density, g/cm3 7.8
4.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
520
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 260
79
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 830
3640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
34
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 32
57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 27
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 78
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
1.8 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 9.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0.060 to 0.12
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
83.7 to 87.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
3.6 to 4.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4