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Grade 2 Titanium vs. EN 1.3543 Stainless Steel

Grade 2 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.3543 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 2 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.3543 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.0
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.2
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
9.0
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
1.0 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
79.1 to 83.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 98.9 to 100
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0