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Grade 24 Titanium vs. EN 1.4520 Stainless Steel

Grade 24 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.4520 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 24 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Shear Strength, MPa 610
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1010
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
870
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
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 43
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 710
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4160
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 63
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 72
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
80.1 to 83.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
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 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 87.5 to 91
0.15 to 0.8
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0