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Titanium 15-3-3-3 vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

Titanium 15-3-3-3 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while S32506 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 titanium 15-3-3-3 and the bottom bar is S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 8.0
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 610 to 710
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
81
Shear Strength, MPa 660 to 810
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1120 to 1390
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1100 to 1340
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.1
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.8
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
20
Density, g/cm3 4.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 59
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 950
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 89
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 64 to 80
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50 to 57
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79 to 98
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 2.5 to 3.5
24 to 26
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
60.8 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 7.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0.080 to 0.2
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.13
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 72.6 to 78.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Vanadium (V), % 14 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0