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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 27 Titanium

AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 27 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 31 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 AISI 316 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, % 8.0 to 55
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Reduction in Area, % 80
34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
41
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
7.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
37
Density, g/cm3 7.9
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
530
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0
0.080 to 0.14
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
99 to 99.92
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4