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S32101 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 33 Titanium

S32101 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 33 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 S32101 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 33 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
41
Shear Strength, MPa 490
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
6.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
530
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 22
0.1 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 67.3 to 73.3
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
0.35 to 0.55
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Palladium (Pd), % 0
0.010 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.1 to 99.52
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4