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EN 1.4482 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 15 Titanium

EN 1.4482 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 15 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 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 1.4482 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 15 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420 to 450
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
41
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 530
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 800
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530 to 570
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
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 13
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
37
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
520
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230 to 250
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690 to 820
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 22
41

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 66.1 to 74.9
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 3.5
0.4 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0
0.040 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.2 to 99.56
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4