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Grade 26 Titanium vs. S45000 Stainless Steel

Grade 26 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while S45000 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 26 titanium and the bottom bar is S45000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
6.8 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
330 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 34
22 to 50
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Shear Strength, MPa 250
590 to 830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
980 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
580 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.2
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
13
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85
94 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 580
850 to 4400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
35 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
28 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.6
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
33 to 47

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
72.1 to 79.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0.080 to 0.14
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 98.8 to 99.92
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0