Titanium 6-6-2 vs. S15500 Stainless Steel
Titanium 6-6-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 6-6-2 and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.7 to 9.0 | |
| 6.8 to 16 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 590 to 670 | |
| 350 to 650 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.28 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 17 to 23 | |
| 17 to 40 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 670 to 800 | |
| 540 to 870 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1140 to 1370 | |
| 890 to 1490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1040 to 1230 | |
| 590 to 1310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 310 | |
| 820 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1610 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1560 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 540 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 5.5 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.4 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.1 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 40 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 29 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 470 | |
| 39 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 200 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 89 to 99 | |
| 98 to 120 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 34 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 66 to 79 | |
| 32 to 53 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 to 57 | |
| 26 to 37 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.1 | |
| 4.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 75 to 90 | |
| 30 to 50 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 5.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 15.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.35 to 1.0 | |
| 2.5 to 4.5 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.35 to 1.0 | |
| 71.9 to 79.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 5.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 5.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.45 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 82.8 to 87.8 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |