Titanium 6-6-2 vs. AISI 416 Stainless Steel
Titanium 6-6-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while AISI 416 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 6-6-2 and the bottom bar is AISI 416 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.7 to 9.0 | |
| 13 to 31 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 590 to 670 | |
| 230 to 340 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 670 to 800 | |
| 340 to 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1140 to 1370 | |
| 510 to 800 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1040 to 1230 | |
| 290 to 600 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 310 | |
| 680 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1610 | |
| 1530 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1560 | |
| 1480 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 540 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 5.5 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.4 | |
| 9.9 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.1 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 40 | |
| 7.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 29 | |
| 1.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 470 | |
| 27 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 200 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 89 to 99 | |
| 98 to 140 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 34 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 66 to 79 | |
| 18 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 to 57 | |
| 18 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.1 | |
| 8.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 75 to 90 | |
| 19 to 30 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 5.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.35 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.35 to 1.0 | |
| 83.2 to 87.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.3 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 5.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 82.8 to 87.8 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |