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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. Titanium 6-7

EN 1.3542 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3542 stainless steel and the bottom bar is titanium 6-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
1020

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1700
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
34
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0090
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
6.5 to 7.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
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
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
84.9 to 88