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6182 Aluminum vs. Grade 35 Titanium

6182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 35 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 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 6182 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 35 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 13
5.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 63 to 99
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 190
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 320
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 270
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
7.4
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.3

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
1.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
530
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
49
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 520
1830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 32
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 38
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
70

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95 to 97.9
4.0 to 5.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
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
0.2 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.3
0.2 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
88.4 to 93
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.1 to 2.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4