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S20432 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 13 Titanium

S20432 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 13 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 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 S20432 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 13 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
41
Shear Strength, MPa 400
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
7.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
520
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
73
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 74
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.4 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0
0.040 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.5 to 99.56
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4