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Grade 38 Titanium vs. EN 1.4477 Stainless Steel

Grade 38 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.4477 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 38 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4477 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 11
22 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
420 to 490
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
81
Shear Strength, MPa 600
550 to 580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
880 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 910
620 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 330
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.0
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
20
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 35
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 560
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
180 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3840
940 to 1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 62
31 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
26 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 72
23 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.8
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.2 to 1.8
56.6 to 63.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.8 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.4
Oxygen (O), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 89.9 to 93.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0