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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. Titanium 6-7

EN 1.4516 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4516 stainless steel and the bottom bar is titanium 6-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 23
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
45
Shear Strength, MPa 350
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1700
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
34
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
3460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0090
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
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 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.35
84.9 to 88