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EN 1.4597 Stainless Steel vs. Titanium 6-2-4-2

EN 1.4597 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while titanium 6-2-4-2 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 1.4597 stainless steel and the bottom bar is titanium 6-2-4-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
8.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
490
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Shear Strength, MPa 470
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
6.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
9.5

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
0.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
42
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
520
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
79
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
3640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
34
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 63 to 76.4
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 6.5 to 9.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
1.8 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0.060 to 0.12
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
83.7 to 87.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
3.6 to 4.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4