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EN 1.4597 Stainless Steel vs. Titanium 6-5-0.5

EN 1.4597 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while titanium 6-5-0.5 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 6-5-0.5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 45
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Shear Strength, MPa 470
630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
4.2
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
41
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
4630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
1.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
79

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.7 to 6.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
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 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 6.5 to 9.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.19
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
85.6 to 90.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4