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Grade 12 Titanium vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

Grade 12 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while S31060 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 grade 12 titanium and the bottom bar is S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
78
Shear Strength, MPa 330
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
18
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 500
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 770
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.5
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.6 to 0.9
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.18 to 0.25
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 97.6 to 99.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0