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SAE-AISI M10 Steel vs. R56401 Titanium

SAE-AISI M10 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M10 steel and the bottom bar is R56401 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 2170
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
9.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 76
59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 47
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.5
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 68
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0.84 to 1.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.012
Iron (Fe), % 82.3 to 85.6
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.8 to 8.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.5 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
3.5 to 4.5