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Grade 6 Titanium vs. EN 1.4560 Stainless Steel

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.4560 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 6 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4560 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
77
Shear Strength, MPa 530
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1370
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
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
15
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3390
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
66.8 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
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