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SAE-AISI M48 Steel vs. Grade C-6 Titanium

SAE-AISI M48 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade C-6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M48 steel and the bottom bar is grade C-6 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 2390
890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1670
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1620
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
550
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 48
36
Density, g/cm3 8.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 76
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 45
46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 8.0 to 10
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 69.8
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.8 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
89.7 to 94
Tungsten (W), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4