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AISI 303 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 38 Titanium

AISI 303 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 38 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 303 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 38 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40 to 51
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 360
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 470
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 690
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 420
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
8.0
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
9.3

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
35
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
560
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 440
3840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
72

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 67.3 to 74.9
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
89.9 to 93.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4