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Titanium 6-7 vs. S44401 Stainless Steel

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while S44401 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 6-7 and the bottom bar is S44401 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
78
Shear Strength, MPa 610
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
12
Density, g/cm3 5.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 34
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
75.1 to 80.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 7.5
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.035
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0.2 to 0.8