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Grade 2 Titanium vs. EN 1.4523 Stainless Steel

Grade 2 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.4523 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 2 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4523 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
78
Shear Strength, MPa 270
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1410
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
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.2
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
12
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
77
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
75.7 to 80.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
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
0.15 to 0.35
Titanium (Ti), % 98.9 to 100
0.15 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0