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Titanium 6-2-4-2 vs. EN 1.4948 Stainless Steel

Titanium 6-2-4-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.4948 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 EN 1.4948 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.6
48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 490
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Shear Strength, MPa 560
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 880
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1590
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1540
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 6.9
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.5
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 0.9
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
15
Density, g/cm3 4.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3640
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 34
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 57
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
14

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
66.8 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.060 to 0.12
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
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