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EN 1.4912 Stainless Steel vs. R56406 Titanium

EN 1.4912 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R56406 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4912 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R56406 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
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 16
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
3420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
69

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 64.6 to 73.6
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.1 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5