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Titanium 6-5-0.5 vs. EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel

Titanium 6-5-0.5 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.4806 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 titanium 6-5-0.5 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4806 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1080
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 990
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 4.2
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
31
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4630
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 67
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 1.7
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.7 to 6.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
40.4 to 48.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.19
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 85.6 to 90.1
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0