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EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel vs. Titanium 6-7

EN 1.4981 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4981 stainless steel and the bottom bar is titanium 6-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 39
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
45
Shear Strength, MPa 420
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1700
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
34
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
3460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0090
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 66.7
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
6.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
6.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
84.9 to 88