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EN 1.4595 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 15 Titanium

EN 1.4595 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 1.4595 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, % 29
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
41
Shear Strength, MPa 310
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
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
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
37
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
520
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
41

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 81.3 to 85.8
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0
0.040 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.2 to 99.56
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4