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S41041 Stainless Steel vs. Grade C-3 Titanium

S41041 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade C-3 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S41041 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade C-3 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
3.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
6.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
510
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 860
880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.18
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 84.5 to 87.8
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.8 to 100
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4