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Grade 6 Titanium vs. N08330 Stainless Steel

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while N08330 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 N08330 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
76
Shear Strength, MPa 530
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
32
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3390
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
38.3 to 48.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 89.8 to 94
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0