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S31260 Stainless Steel vs. Grade C-6 Titanium

S31260 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 (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-6 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 23
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
7.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.8

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
3300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
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 0.5
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 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
89.7 to 94
Tungsten (W), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4