MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

S32304 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 33 Titanium

S32304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 33 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 33 titanium.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 28
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
41
Shear Strength, MPa 440
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
6.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
530
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24.5
0.1 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.6
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 75.4
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
0.35 to 0.55
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Palladium (Pd), % 0
0.010 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.1 to 99.52
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4