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SAE-AISI M2 Steel vs. Grade 32 Titanium

SAE-AISI M2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 32 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 M2 steel and the bottom bar is grade 32 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 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2150
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
7.5
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
38
Density, g/cm3 8.4
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
530
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 71
47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.9
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 76
63

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Carbon (C), % 0.78 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 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.4
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.060 to 0.14
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 1.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.1 to 93
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0.6 to 1.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.6 to 1.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4