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S32101 Stainless Steel vs. R56406 Titanium

S32101 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R56406 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32101 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R56406 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
36
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
3420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
69

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 22
0
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
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.1 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5