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SAE-AISI M41 Steel vs. Titanium 6-5-0.5

SAE-AISI M41 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while titanium 6-5-0.5 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 titanium 6-5-0.5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2290
1080

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
4.2
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
41
Density, g/cm3 8.4
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
540
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
67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.0
1.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
79

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.7 to 6.3
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 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.3 to 4.3
0.25 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.19
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
85.6 to 90.1
Tungsten (W), % 6.3 to 7.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.3
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4