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S31727 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 15 Titanium

S31727 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 15 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 S31727 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 15 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Reduction in Area, % 56
28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
41
Shear Strength, MPa 430
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
540
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
37
Density, g/cm3 8.0
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
520
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
41

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 4.0
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 53.7 to 61.3
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 16.5
0.4 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.21
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0
0.040 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.2 to 99.56
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4