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Grade 6 Titanium vs. AISI 310H Stainless Steel

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while AISI 310H stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 6 titanium and the bottom bar is AISI 310H stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 27
51
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
79
Shear Strength, MPa 530
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
25
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3390
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
49.1 to 57
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 89.8 to 94
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0