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Grade 15 Titanium vs. EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel

Grade 15 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.4945 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 grade 15 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4945 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
19 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
230 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Shear Strength, MPa 340
430 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
640 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
290 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
30
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
130 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
210 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 41
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
57.9 to 65.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.6
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0.060 to 0.14
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0.040 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 98.2 to 99.56
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0