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Grade C-6 Titanium vs. S30415 Stainless Steel

Grade C-6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while S30415 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 C-6 titanium and the bottom bar is S30415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 290
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.8
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
15
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3300
280
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 Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.040 to 0.060
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 19
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
67.8 to 71.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
9.0 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.18
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
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