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EN 1.4849 Stainless Steel vs. Titanium 6-7

EN 1.4849 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 25 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 1.4849 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, % 4.5
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1700
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
75
Density, g/cm3 8.0
5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.1
34
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
3460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0090
Iron (Fe), % 32.6 to 43.5
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
6.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 36 to 39
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.2 to 1.8
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), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
84.9 to 88