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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 1 Titanium

EN 1.4516 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 1 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4516 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 1 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 23
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
39
Shear Strength, MPa 350
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
8.8

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
3.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
510
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
79
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.35
99.095 to 100
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4