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AISI 204 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 27 Titanium

AISI 204 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 27 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 204 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 27 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 720
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Shear Strength, MPa 500 to 700
180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1100
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1080
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
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 17
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
7.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
37
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
530
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240 to 250
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 2940
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 40
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 24
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 76.4
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0
0.080 to 0.14
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
99 to 99.92
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4