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S40920 Stainless Steel vs. Titanium 15-3-3-3

S40920 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while titanium 15-3-3-3 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 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 S40920 stainless steel and the bottom bar is titanium 15-3-3-3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 22
5.7 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
610 to 710
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
39
Shear Strength, MPa 270
660 to 810
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
1120 to 1390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
1100 to 1340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
520
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
8.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
9.8

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
40
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
59
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
950
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
78 to 89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
64 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
50 to 57
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
79 to 98

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
2.5 to 3.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 85.1 to 89.4
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.5
72.6 to 78.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
14 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4