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Grade C-6 Titanium vs. N08926 Stainless Steel

Grade C-6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while N08926 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C-6 titanium and the bottom bar is N08926 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
12
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
33
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3300
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
41.7 to 50.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 89.7 to 94
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0