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AISI 445 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 27 Titanium

AISI 445 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 445 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, % 25
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
41
Shear Strength, MPa 310
180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
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
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
7.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
37
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
530
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 74.9 to 80.7
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
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 0.012
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
99 to 99.92
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4