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Grade 36 Titanium vs. S41050 Stainless Steel

Grade 36 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while S41050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 grade 36 titanium and the bottom bar is S41050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
76
Shear Strength, MPa 320
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 2020
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1950
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.1
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 58
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 920
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1260
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 9.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 45
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0035
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.030
84.2 to 88.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.6 to 1.1
Niobium (Nb), % 42 to 47
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 52.3 to 58
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0