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6262 Aluminum vs. Grade 6 Titanium

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 6 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 6 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
100
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 110
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
39
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
7.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
36
Density, g/cm3 2.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
3390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
4.0 to 6.0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
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 0.15
89.8 to 94
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4