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AISI 317L Stainless Steel vs. R56406 Titanium

AISI 317L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R56406 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 AISI 317L stainless steel and the bottom bar is R56406 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 44
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Reduction in Area, % 56
16
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
3420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
69

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.1 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5