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Grade 32 Titanium vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel

Grade 32 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.4962 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 32 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4962 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
22 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
210 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Shear Strength, MPa 460
420 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
630 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
260 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.5
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.2
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
23
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
140 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2100
170 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.070 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
62.1 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.060 to 0.14
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 88.1 to 93
0.4 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0