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EN 1.4409 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 2 Titanium

EN 1.4409 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 2 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4409 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 2 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
250
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
9.0

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
7.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
510
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 61.7 to 71
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.9 to 100
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4