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Grade 6 Titanium vs. AISI 440B Stainless Steel

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while AISI 440B stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 440B stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
3.0 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
260 to 850
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
77
Shear Strength, MPa 530
460 to 1110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
740 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840
430 to 1860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
9.0
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
57 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
27 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
24 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
27 to 70

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.75 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
78.2 to 83.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 89.8 to 94
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0