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Titanium 6-7 vs. AISI 314 Stainless Steel

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while AISI 314 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 6-7 and the bottom bar is AISI 314 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 29
57
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
78
Shear Strength, MPa 610
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
25
Density, g/cm3 5.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 34
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
46.7 to 56.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0