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Grade 2 Titanium vs. EN 1.4634 Stainless Steel

Grade 2 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.4634 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 1.4634 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
77
Shear Strength, MPa 270
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
900
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
21
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
13
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.2 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
74.9 to 81.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 98.9 to 100
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0