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S30441 Stainless Steel vs. Grade C-5 Titanium

S30441 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 S30441 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade C-5 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
510
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
4200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.7
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0 to 0.050
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
87.5 to 91
Tungsten (W), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4