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Grade 6 Titanium vs. EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.3542 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 6 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.3542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
7.5
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.6 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
82.7 to 87.5
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 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 89.8 to 94
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0