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SAE-AISI M41 Steel vs. Grade 32 Titanium

SAE-AISI M41 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 32 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M41 steel and the bottom bar is grade 32 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2290
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1600
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
7.5
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
38
Density, g/cm3 8.4
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
530
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 76
47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.0
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.2
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 4.8 to 5.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 78.9
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.3 to 4.3
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.5
0.060 to 0.14
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 1.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.1 to 93
Tungsten (W), % 6.3 to 7.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.3
0.6 to 1.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.6 to 1.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4