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6082 Aluminum vs. R56406 Titanium

6082 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R56406 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6082 aluminum and the bottom bar is R56406 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.3 to 18
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 130
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 340
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 85 to 320
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 43
85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 52 to 710
3420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 35
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 40
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 15
69

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 98.3
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
88.1 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0