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Grade 16 Titanium vs. S31727 Stainless Steel

Grade 16 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while S31727 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 16 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, % 23
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 34
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
78
Shear Strength, MPa 250
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
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 9.2
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 36
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 600
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
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
14.5 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.21
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Palladium (Pd), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 98.8 to 99.96
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0