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EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel vs. Titanium 6-7

EN 1.3960 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 25 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 1.3960 stainless steel and the bottom bar is titanium 6-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1700
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
34
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
3460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0090
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 67.9
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
6.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 15
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
84.9 to 88