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Stainless Steel 303 vs. Titanium Compare Stainless Steel 303 vs. Titanium strength, stiffness, weight and thermal properties.
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Questions Is Stainless Steel 303 stronger than Titanium? Titanium is stronger: its yield strength is 885 MPa against 275 MPa for Stainless Steel 303 (3.22x).
Which is lighter, Stainless Steel 303 or Titanium? Titanium is lighter: 4,430 kg/m³ against 7,900 kg/m³ for Stainless Steel 303.
Which is stiffer, Stainless Steel 303 or Titanium? Stainless Steel 303 is stiffer: Young's modulus 200 GPa against 115 GPa for Titanium, so the same part in Stainless Steel 303 deflects less under the same load.
Which is lighter for the same job, Stainless Steel 303 or Titanium? For the same stiffness or strength: Titanium is lighter for a stiff rod or tie (tension), stiff beam (bending), stiff panel or plate, strong rod or tie, strong beam, strong panel or plate.
Part that must be Stainless Steel 303 Titanium Stiff rod or tie (tension) 2% heavier lighter Stiff beam (bending) 35% heavier lighter Stiff panel or plate 48% heavier lighter Strong rod or tie 5.74x heavier lighter Strong beam 3.89x heavier lighter Strong panel or plate 3.2x heavier lighter
For the same stiffness or strength, mass scales with density over stiffness (or strength) raised to a power set by how the part is loaded: 1 for a rod in tension, 1/2 for a beam in bending, 1/3 for a panel (the standard material-selection indices).
Which conducts heat better, Stainless Steel 303 or Titanium? Stainless Steel 303 conducts heat better: 15 W/m·K against 6.6 W/m·K for Titanium.
Which expands less with temperature? Titanium expands less: 9 µm/m·K against 16 µm/m·K for Stainless Steel 303.
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