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EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel vs. Grade C-2 Titanium

EN 1.4501 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade C-2 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 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 1.4501 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade C-2 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 27
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
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
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
7.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
37
Density, g/cm3 7.9
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
510
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
61
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 65.8
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.4
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 100
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4