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Grade 27 Titanium vs. S32304 Stainless Steel

Grade 27 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while S32304 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 27 titanium and the bottom bar is S32304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
79
Shear Strength, MPa 180
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.1
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
14
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.8
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21.5 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
65 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.2
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.18
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), % 99 to 99.92
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0