Grade 20 Titanium vs. S31727 Stainless Steel
Grade 20 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 20 titanium and the bottom bar is S31727 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 17 | |
40 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 550 to 630 | |
240 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.28 |
Reduction in Area, % | 23 | |
56 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 47 | |
78 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 560 to 740 | |
430 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 900 to 1270 | |
630 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 850 to 1190 | |
270 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
290 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 370 | |
1010 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1660 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1600 | |
1390 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 520 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.6 | |
16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 5.0 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 52 | |
4.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 860 | |
64 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
180 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 150 | |
200 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2940 to 5760 | |
190 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 33 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 50 to 70 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 41 to 52 | |
20 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 55 to 77 | |
14 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 5.5 to 6.5 | |
17.5 to 19 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
2.8 to 4.0 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
53.7 to 61.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
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 0.12 | |
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), % | 71 to 77 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 7.5 to 8.5 | |
0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |