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AISI 334 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 32 Titanium

AISI 334 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 32 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 334 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 32 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Shear Strength, MPa 360
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
550
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
38
Density, g/cm3 7.9
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
530
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
2100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
4.5 to 5.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 55.7 to 62.7
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.060 to 0.14
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 1.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
88.1 to 93
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.6 to 1.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.6 to 1.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4