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EN 1.3541 Stainless Steel vs. R56406 Titanium

EN 1.3541 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R56406 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 R56406 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

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
980

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
4.5
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
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
69

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 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
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