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Grade C-2 Titanium vs. S39274 Stainless Steel

Grade C-2 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while S39274 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 C-2 titanium and the bottom bar is S39274 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 17
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
16
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
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
24
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 61
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.8
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
57 to 65.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.24 to 0.32
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 98.8 to 100
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0