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Titanium 6-2-4-2 vs. AISI 316N Stainless Steel

Titanium 6-2-4-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while AISI 316N stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 titanium 6-2-4-2 and the bottom bar is AISI 316N stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.6
9.0 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 490
230 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
78
Shear Strength, MPa 560
420 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
620 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 880
270 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1590
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1540
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 6.9
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.5
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 0.9
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
19
Density, g/cm3 4.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79
95 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3640
180 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 34
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 57
22 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
20 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
14 to 26

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
61.9 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.2
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0.1 to 0.16
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.060 to 0.12
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 83.7 to 87.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 3.6 to 4.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0