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S20433 Stainless Steel vs. Grade C-6 Titanium

S20433 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade C-6 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-6 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 46
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
7.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
9.8

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
36
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
3300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
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 0.5
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 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
89.7 to 94
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4