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Grade 2 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI M41 Steel

Grade 2 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M41 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 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 grade 2 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M41 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
800 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.0
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
33
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
6.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.8 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
73.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.3 to 4.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 98.9 to 100
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
6.3 to 7.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0