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S32050 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 26 Titanium

S32050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 26 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 S32050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 26 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 46
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
41
Shear Strength, MPa 540
250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
9.2

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
6.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
37
Density, g/cm3 8.0
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
530
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
8.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 6.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 20 to 23
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.21 to 0.32
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0
0.080 to 0.14
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.8 to 99.92
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4