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EN 1.4362 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 16 Titanium

EN 1.4362 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 16 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4362 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 16 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
38
Shear Strength, MPa 470
250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.2

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
7.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
36
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
600
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 65.5 to 74.3
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Palladium (Pd), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.8 to 99.96
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4