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S35140 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 38 Titanium

S35140 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S35140 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 38 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
40
Shear Strength, MPa 460
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
8.0
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
9.3

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
36
Density, g/cm3 8.0
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
35
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
560
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
3840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
72

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 44.1 to 52.7
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 27
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.25 to 0.75
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
89.9 to 93.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4