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2095 Aluminum vs. Titanium 6-2-4-2

2095 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while titanium 6-2-4-2 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 2095 aluminum and the bottom bar is titanium 6-2-4-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.5
8.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
490
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Shear Strength, MPa 410
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 610
880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
6.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.5

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
0.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
42
Density, g/cm3 3.0
4.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
520
Embodied Water, L/kg 1470
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57
79
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2640
3640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
34
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 65
57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 59
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 94.9
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 4.6
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Lithium (Li), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0.060 to 0.12
Silver (Ag), % 0.25 to 0.6
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
83.7 to 87.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.18
3.6 to 4.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4