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SAE-AISI T2 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M48 Steel

Both SAE-AISI T2 steel and SAE-AISI M48 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T2 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M48 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 2150
890 to 2390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1820
1670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 46
48
Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 64
28 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 40
23 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 65
26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.9
1.4 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 70.8 to 75.8
63.8 to 69.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
4.8 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
9.5 to 10.5
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.4
2.8 to 3.3

Comparable Variants