MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Grade 27 Titanium vs. EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel

Grade 27 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.4981 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 27 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4981 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Shear Strength, MPa 180
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.1
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
25
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.8
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
59.6 to 66.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.6 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0.080 to 0.14
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 99 to 99.92
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0