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S32506 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 5 Titanium

S32506 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 5 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 31 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 S32506 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 5 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
8.6 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
530 to 630
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Rockwell C Hardness 28
33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
40
Shear Strength, MPa 440
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
1000 to 1190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
910 to 1110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
6.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
8.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
100 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
3980 to 5880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
62 to 75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
50 to 56
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
76 to 91

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 60.8 to 67.4
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
87.4 to 91
Tungsten (W), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4