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S32803 Stainless Steel vs. R56406 Titanium

S32803 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 S32803 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R56406 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 18
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
36
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760
3420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
69

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 29
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 62.9 to 67.1
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0035
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.1 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5