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Titanium 6-2-4-2 vs. AISI 317LM Stainless Steel

Titanium 6-2-4-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while AISI 317LM stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 317LM stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.6
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 490
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 21
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Shear Strength, MPa 560
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 880
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1590
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1540
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 6.9
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.5
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 0.9
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
24
Density, g/cm3 4.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3640
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 34
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 57
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
54.4 to 64.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.2
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13.5 to 17.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
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