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Grade 2 Titanium vs. EN 1.4024 Stainless Steel

Grade 2 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.4024 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 grade 2 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4024 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
15 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
220 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
76
Shear Strength, MPa 270
370 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
590 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
330 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.0
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.2
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
7.0
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
98 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600
280 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
20 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32
21 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.12 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
83.8 to 87.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
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 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 98.9 to 100
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0