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AISI 334 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 37 Titanium

AISI 334 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 37 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 37 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Shear Strength, MPa 360
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
550
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
500
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
76
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
1.0 to 2.0
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 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
96.9 to 99
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4