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Titanium 6-7 vs. N08925 Stainless Steel

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while N08925 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 N08925 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
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
80
Shear Strength, MPa 610
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
33
Density, g/cm3 5.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 34
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
42.7 to 50.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 7.5
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0.1 to 0.2
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0