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EN 1.4986 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 6 Titanium

EN 1.4986 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 6 titanium 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 1.4986 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, % 18
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Shear Strength, MPa 460
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
7.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
3390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Boron (B), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 59.4 to 66.6
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
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