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Titanium 6-7 vs. S46910 Stainless Steel

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while S46910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 6-7 and the bottom bar is S46910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
2.2 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
250 to 1020
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
76
Shear Strength, MPa 610
410 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
680 to 2470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
450 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
18
Density, g/cm3 5.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 34
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
48 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
510 to 4780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
24 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
22 to 51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
23 to 84

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0.15 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
65 to 76
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 7.5
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10
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 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0.5 to 1.2