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Grade 6 Titanium vs. S30815 Stainless Steel

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while S30815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 6 titanium and the bottom bar is S30815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 27
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
77
Shear Strength, MPa 530
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
490
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
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
17
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3390
310
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
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
62.8 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.14 to 0.2
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.4 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