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6162 Aluminum vs. Grade C-6 Titanium

6162 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade C-6 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 6162 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade C-6 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
100
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 9.1
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 130
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 300
890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 270
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
7.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.8

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
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 8.3
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 26
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 550
3300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 30
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.7 to 98.9
4.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
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 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
89.7 to 94
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4