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Grade 6 Titanium vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while S30601 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 6 titanium and the bottom bar is S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 27
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
75
Shear Strength, MPa 530
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
20
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3390
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
56.9 to 60.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.013
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 89.8 to 94
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0