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SAE-AISI M2 Steel vs. Titanium 6-2-4-2

SAE-AISI M2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while titanium 6-2-4-2 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 titanium 6-2-4-2.

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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
950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
6.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
9.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
42
Density, g/cm3 8.4
4.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
520
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
34
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 71
57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.9
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 76
67

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 1.1
0 to 0.050
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
1.8 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.060 to 0.12
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
83.7 to 87.2
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
3.6 to 4.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4