S31727 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 28 Titanium
S31727 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 28 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 28 titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 40 | |
11 to 17 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 | |
330 to 480 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.32 |
Reduction in Area, % | 56 | |
22 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
40 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 430 | |
420 to 590 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 | |
690 to 980 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
540 to 810 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
410 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1010 | |
330 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
1640 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
1590 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
550 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
9.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
36 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
4.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.7 | |
37 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 64 | |
600 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
370 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 | |
87 to 110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 | |
1370 to 3100 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
35 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
43 to 61 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
39 to 49 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
47 to 66 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
2.5 to 3.5 |
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 0.25 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 14.5 to 16.5 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.15 to 0.21 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Ruthenium (Ru), % | 0 | |
0.080 to 0.14 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
92.4 to 95.4 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
2.0 to 3.0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |