EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 30 Titanium
EN 1.4371 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 30 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 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 1.4371 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 30 titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 45 to 51 | |
23 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 290 to 340 | |
250 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
41 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 520 to 540 | |
240 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 to 750 | |
390 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 to 340 | |
350 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
420 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 880 | |
320 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
1660 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
1610 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
540 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
21 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
8.7 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.5 | |
3.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.9 | |
6.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
4.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
36 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 38 | |
600 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
230 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 270 to 310 | |
86 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 to 300 | |
590 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
35 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
26 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
8.6 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
30 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 17.5 | |
0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.8 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Iron (Fe), % | 66.7 to 74.4 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 3.5 to 5.5 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
0.040 to 0.080 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
98 to 99.76 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |