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AISI 409 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 38 Titanium

AISI 409 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 409 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 38 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 24
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
40
Shear Strength, MPa 270
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
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 25
8.0
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
9.3

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
36
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
35
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
560
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
3840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
72

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 84.9 to 89.5
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.75
89.9 to 93.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4