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1050A Aluminum vs. Grade C-6 Titanium

1050A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade C-6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1050A aluminum and the bottom bar is grade C-6 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 20 to 45
290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 33
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 22 to 55
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 170
890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 22 to 150
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
7.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
9.8

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 59
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
36
Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.9 to 19
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3.7 to 160
3300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 18
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 25
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 7.6
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
4.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
89.7 to 94
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4