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S31260 Stainless Steel vs. Grade C-5 Titanium

S31260 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31260 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade C-5 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 23
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
510
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
4200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 67.6
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
87.5 to 91
Tungsten (W), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4