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R56401 Titanium vs. EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel

R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.4581 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R56401 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4581 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 940
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
21
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3440
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 59
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.012
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
61.4 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.13
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 88.5 to 91
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0