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Grade 27 Titanium vs. EN 1.4590 Stainless Steel

Grade 27 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.4590 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 27 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4590 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Shear Strength, MPa 180
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
860
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 21
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.1
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
11
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.8
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 17.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
79.7 to 83.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0.080 to 0.14
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 99 to 99.92
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0