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Grade C-2 Titanium vs. S21640 Stainless Steel

Grade C-2 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while S21640 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 C-2 titanium and the bottom bar is S21640 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1430
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
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.1
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
17
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 61
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.8
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
63 to 74.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
3.5 to 6.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
4.0 to 6.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.3
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 98.8 to 100
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0