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EN 1.4062 Stainless Steel vs. Titanium 6-2-4-2

EN 1.4062 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while titanium 6-2-4-2 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4062 stainless steel and the bottom bar is titanium 6-2-4-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 34
8.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410 to 420
490
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Shear Strength, MPa 510
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 800
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530 to 600
880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
6.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.5

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
0.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
42
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
520
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170 to 230
79
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690 to 910
3640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
34
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 22
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 69.3 to 77.3
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.45
1.8 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.9
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.28
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.060 to 0.12
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
83.7 to 87.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
3.6 to 4.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4