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AISI 316LN Stainless Steel vs. Grade 38 Titanium

AISI 316LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 38 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 316LN 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, % 42
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Reduction in Area, % 51
29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
40
Shear Strength, MPa 410
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
8.0
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
9.3

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
35
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
560
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
3840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
72

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.9
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
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