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EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 27 Titanium

EN 1.4901 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 27 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 1.4901 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 27 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 19
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
41
Shear Strength, MPa 460
180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.2
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
7.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
37
Density, g/cm3 7.9
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
530
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.13
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 85.8 to 89.1
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.040 to 0.090
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0
0.080 to 0.14
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
99 to 99.92
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.010
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4