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6262 Aluminum vs. Grade 34 Titanium

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 34 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 6262 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 34 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 110
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
55
Density, g/cm3 2.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
530
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
0.1 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.35
Palladium (Pd), % 0
0.010 to 0.020
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
98 to 99.52
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4