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Grade 6 Titanium vs. EN 1.4597 Stainless Steel

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.4597 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 1.4597 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
76
Shear Strength, MPa 530
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
17

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
11
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3390
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
63 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
6.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.3
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 2.0
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