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Grade 32 Titanium vs. EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel

Grade 32 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.4606 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 32 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
23 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
240 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Shear Strength, MPa 460
410 to 640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
600 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
280 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.5
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.2
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
26
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2100
200 to 1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
21 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 16
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
49.2 to 59
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.6 to 1.2
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.060 to 0.14
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 88.1 to 93
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 1.4
0.1 to 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0