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Grade C-6 Titanium vs. N08700 Stainless Steel

Grade C-6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while N08700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade C-6 titanium and the bottom bar is N08700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 290
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.8
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
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3300
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
42 to 52.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.3 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 89.7 to 94
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0