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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. Grade C-5 Titanium

EN 1.4962 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade C-5 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 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 1.4962 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade C-5 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
510
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
36
Density, g/cm3 8.1
4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
4200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.7
87.5 to 91
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4