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EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel vs. R56401 Titanium

EN 1.4525 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 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 1.4525 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R56401 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 13
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480 to 540
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1250
940
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840 to 1120
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68 to 130
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1820 to 3230
3440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 45
59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 33
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 41
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.012
Iron (Fe), % 70.4 to 79
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.5 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5