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Grade 4 Titanium vs. S32001 Stainless Steel

Grade 4 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while S32001 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 4 titanium and the bottom bar is S32001 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
78
Shear Strength, MPa 390
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
12
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 500
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1330
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 46
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
66.6 to 75.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0.050 to 0.17
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 98.6 to 100
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0