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Grade 13 Titanium vs. S41050 Stainless Steel

Grade 13 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while S41050 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 grade 13 titanium and the bottom bar is S41050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 27
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Shear Strength, MPa 200
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.2
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
7.0
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
84.2 to 88.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.6 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0.040 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 98.5 to 99.56
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0