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EN 1.3541 Stainless Steel vs. Grade C-5 Titanium

EN 1.3541 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade C-5 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3541 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade C-5 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
1000

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
36
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 83.4 to 87.5
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
87.5 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4