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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 37 Titanium

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 37 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 37 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Reduction in Area, % 57
34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Shear Strength, MPa 490
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
550
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
36
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
500
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
76
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
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 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
96.9 to 99
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4