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Grade 4 Titanium vs. EN 1.4527 Stainless Steel

Grade 4 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.4527 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 4 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4527 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
170
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 23
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
32
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 500
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1330
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 46
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
37.4 to 48.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
27.5 to 30.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 98.6 to 100
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0