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Grade 14 Titanium vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

Grade 14 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 14 titanium and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Shear Strength, MPa 290
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
14
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
57.3 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.6
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.35 to 0.5
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0.040 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 98.4 to 99.56
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0