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Titanium 6-6-2 vs. EN 1.4595 Stainless Steel

Titanium 6-6-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.4595 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 6-6-2 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4595 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 9.0
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 590 to 670
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
76
Shear Strength, MPa 670 to 800
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140 to 1370
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1040 to 1230
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 5.5
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
10

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
10
Density, g/cm3 4.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 470
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89 to 99
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 34
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 66 to 79
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50 to 57
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.1
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 75 to 90
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0.35 to 1.0
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.35 to 1.0
81.3 to 85.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 82.8 to 87.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0