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SAE-AISI T2 Steel vs. AISI W5 Steel

Both SAE-AISI T2 steel and AISI W5 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T2 steel and the bottom bar is AISI W5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 2150
600 to 2360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1820
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 46
2.3
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 64
21 to 84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 40
20 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 65
20 to 78

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.9
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 70.8 to 75.8
96.6 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.4
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants