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EN 1.4303 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 9 Titanium

EN 1.4303 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 9 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4303 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 9 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 49
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 320
330 to 480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 540
430 to 580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 900
700 to 960
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 560
540 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
8.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
9.1

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
36
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
580
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 230
89 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 800
1380 to 3220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
43 to 60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
39 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
52 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
92.6 to 95.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants