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SAE-AISI L2 Steel vs. Grade 20 Titanium

SAE-AISI L2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 20 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 18 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 SAE-AISI L2 steel and the bottom bar is grade 20 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 1960
900 to 1270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
9.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
5.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
52
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
860
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
33
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 70
50 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 45
41 to 52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 65
55 to 77

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.2
5.5 to 6.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.020
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 98.7
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.9
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.25
3.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.12
Palladium (Pd), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
71 to 77
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
7.5 to 8.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants