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Grade 24 Titanium vs. EN 1.4021 Stainless Steel

Grade 24 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.4021 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 24 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4021 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550
240 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Shear Strength, MPa 610
390 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1010
630 to 880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
390 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 43
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 710
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
88 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4160
400 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 63
23 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
21 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 72
22 to 31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.16 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
83.2 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Palladium (Pd), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 87.5 to 91
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0