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Grade 15 Titanium vs. S31727 Stainless Steel

Grade 15 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while S31727 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 15 titanium and the bottom bar is S31727 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 28
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
78
Shear Strength, MPa 340
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
24
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 41
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.8 to 4.0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
53.7 to 61.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.6
14.5 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0.15 to 0.21
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0.040 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 98.2 to 99.56
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0