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S82012 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 34 Titanium

S82012 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 34 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 S82012 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 34 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
41
Shear Strength, MPa 550
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
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
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
530
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 20.5
0.1 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 77.9
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.5
0.35 to 0.55
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.26
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.35
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 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98 to 99.52
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4