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AWS ERTi-5 vs. EN 1.4550 Stainless Steel

AWS ERTi-5 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.4550 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 AWS ERTi-5 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1390
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
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
18
Density, g/cm3 4.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3250
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.22
64.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0.12 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 88.2 to 90.9
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0