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EN 1.4405 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 21 Titanium

EN 1.4405 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 21 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4405 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 21 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
140
Elongation at Break, % 17
9.0 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
550 to 660
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
51
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
890 to 1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 610
870 to 1170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1740
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1690
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
7.5
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
7.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
5.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
490
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 950
2760 to 5010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
46 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
38 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
66 to 100

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 73.6 to 80.3
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.5
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.2 to 3.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
76 to 81.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4