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Grade 1 Titanium vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

Grade 1 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 1 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.8
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
22
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.4
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 99.095 to 100
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0