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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 32 Titanium

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 32 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 32 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Reduction in Area, % 57
28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Shear Strength, MPa 490
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
550
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
38
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
530
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
2100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.060 to 0.14
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 1.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.1 to 93
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.6 to 1.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.6 to 1.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4