Table 3: Physical properties of TC4 Titanium alloy and 304 stainless steel.

Material

Melting point/°C

Practical tensile strength/MPa

Specific heat capacity/(J.kg-1.K-1)

Thermal conductivity/(W.m-1.K-1)

Linear expansion coefficient (10-6.K-1)

TC4

1650

1100

536

6.4

8.7

304

1454

685

500

16.3

17.2