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2195 Aluminum vs. Titanium 6-2-4-2

2195 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 2195 aluminum and the bottom bar is titanium 6-2-4-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.3
8.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
490
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Shear Strength, MPa 350
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
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 550
1540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
6.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.5

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
0.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
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 54
79
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2290
3640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
34
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 53
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.9 to 94.9
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 3.7 to 4.3
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Lithium (Li), % 0.8 to 1.2
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), % 0.080 to 0.16
3.6 to 4.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4