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S46800 Stainless Steel vs. R56406 Titanium

S46800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R56406 titanium belongs to the titanium 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 S46800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R56406 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
36
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
3420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
69

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 76.5 to 81.8
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.070 to 0.3
88.1 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5