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Grade 32 Titanium vs. SAE-AISI M62 Steel

Grade 32 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M62 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 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 32 titanium and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M62 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 40
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
830 to 2440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.2
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
30
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47
27 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
23 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
24 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
1.3 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
73.6 to 77.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.6 to 1.2
10 to 11
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.060 to 0.14
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 88.1 to 93
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.8 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 1.4
1.8 to 2.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0