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S20431 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 20 Titanium

S20431 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 20 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20431 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 20 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 46
5.7 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
550 to 630
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
47
Shear Strength, MPa 500
560 to 740
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
900 to 1270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
850 to 1190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
9.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
5.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
52
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
860
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
71 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
2940 to 5760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
33
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
50 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
41 to 52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
55 to 77

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
5.5 to 6.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.020
Iron (Fe), % 66.1 to 74.4
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.12
Palladium (Pd), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
71 to 77
Vanadium (V), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4