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Grade 6 Titanium vs. AISI 415 Stainless Steel

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while AISI 415 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 415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 27
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
76
Shear Strength, MPa 530
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
11
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3390
1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 14
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
77.8 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
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