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S20433 Stainless Steel vs. Grade C-5 Titanium

S20433 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade C-5 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 S20433 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade C-5 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 46
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
510
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
36
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
4200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 64.1 to 72.4
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
87.5 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4