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R56401 Titanium vs. EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel

R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN 1.4592 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R56401 titanium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4592 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
82
Shear Strength, MPa 560
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 940
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
18
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3440
610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 59
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 30
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.012
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
62.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.045
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.13
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 88.5 to 91
0.15 to 0.8
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0