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EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 2 Titanium

EN 1.4903 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 2 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 31 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 1.4903 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 2 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 330
250
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 42 to 46
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
38
Shear Strength, MPa 420
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 680
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
9.0

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.0
7.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
510
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 87.1 to 90.5
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.9 to 100
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4