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EN 1.4837 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 6 Titanium

EN 1.4837 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 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 1.4837 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 6 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
7.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
36
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
3390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 53.4 to 63.7
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 14
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
89.8 to 94
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4