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R56406 Titanium vs. S30441 Stainless Steel

R56406 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while S30441 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 R56406 titanium and the bottom bar is S30441 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
18
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3420
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 61
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 69
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
62 to 71.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 88.1 to 91
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0