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354.0 Aluminum vs. Grade 6 Titanium

354.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 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 354.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 6 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.4 to 3.0
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 92 to 120
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 380
890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 310
840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
7.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.6 to 9.8
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540 to 670
3390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 39
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 44
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 18
65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.3 to 89.4
4.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 1.6 to 2.0
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 8.6 to 9.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
89.8 to 94
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4