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Grade 2 Titanium vs. S44401 Stainless Steel

Grade 2 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while S44401 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 2 titanium and the bottom bar is S44401 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
78
Shear Strength, MPa 270
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.0
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.2
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
12
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
5.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
75.1 to 80.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 98.9 to 100
0.2 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0