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EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 4 Titanium

EN 1.4372 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 4 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 32 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 EN 1.4372 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 4 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 47
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
340
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Shear Strength, MPa 560
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
530

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
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
37
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
500
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 310
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
7.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
46

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 75
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.6 to 100
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4