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SAE-AISI 1042 Steel vs. Grade 12 Titanium

SAE-AISI 1042 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 12 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1042 steel and the bottom bar is grade 12 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 200
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 370
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Reduction in Area, % 39 to 50
28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
39
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 420
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 700
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340 to 580
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
6.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
500
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 94
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 900
770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
37

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.47
0 to 0.080
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
97.6 to 99.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4