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Grade 30 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI M6 Steel

Grade 30 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 30 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M6 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 41
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
840 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 36
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 600
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
24 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.6
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30
26 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0.2 to 0.8
11 to 13
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
68.8 to 74.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Palladium (Pd), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 98 to 99.76
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 4.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.3 to 1.7
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0