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SAE-AISI T2 Steel vs. SAE-AISI P20 Steel

Both SAE-AISI T2 steel and SAE-AISI P20 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 P20 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
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 2150
540 to 1050

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1820
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1420
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
2.8
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
52

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
2.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 64
19 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 40
19 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 65
18 to 35

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.9
0.28 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0.4 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 70.8 to 75.8
95.2 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.35 to 0.71
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.4
0

Comparable Variants