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6016 Aluminum vs. Grade 1 Titanium

6016 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 1 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6016 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 1 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55 to 80
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 27
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 68 to 89
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
39
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 170
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 280
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 210
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190 to 210
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
8.8

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48 to 54
3.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160 to 180
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
510
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 47
79
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 340
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 29
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 35
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 77 to 86
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1 to 12
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.4 to 98.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.18
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
99.095 to 100
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4