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AISI 304Cu Stainless Steel vs. R56406 Titanium

AISI 304Cu stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R56406 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 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 AISI 304Cu stainless steel and the bottom bar is R56406 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
3420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
69

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 63.9 to 72
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.1 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5