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S44536 Stainless Steel vs. Grade C-3 Titanium

S44536 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade C-3 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 S44536 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade C-3 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 22
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
3.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
6.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
37
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
510
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 72.8 to 80
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.8
98.8 to 100
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4