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SAE-AISI M62 Steel vs. Grade 5 Titanium

SAE-AISI M62 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 5 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M62 steel and the bottom bar is grade 5 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 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 2440
1000 to 1190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1650
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1600
1650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
560
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
36
Density, g/cm3 8.5
4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 80
62 to 75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 47
50 to 56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 71
76 to 91

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.4
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 73.6 to 77.4
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 10 to 11
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
87.4 to 91
Tungsten (W), % 5.8 to 6.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.1
3.5 to 4.5
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants