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6162 Aluminum vs. Grade Ti-Pd16 Titanium

6162 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade Ti-Pd16 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6162 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade Ti-Pd16 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 9.1
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 130
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 300
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
7.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
36
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
600
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 26
62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 550
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 30
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.7 to 98.9
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 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.18
Palladium (Pd), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
98.8 to 99.96
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4