6262A Aluminum vs. R58150 Titanium
6262A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R58150 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6262A aluminum and the bottom bar is R58150 titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 140 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.5 to 11 | |
| 13 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 94 to 110 | |
| 330 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 52 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 240 | |
| 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 410 | |
| 770 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 370 | |
| 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 1760 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 580 | |
| 1700 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 890 | |
| 500 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 48 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
| 5.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.4 | |
| 31 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 480 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 17 to 34 | |
| 94 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 540 to 1000 | |
| 1110 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
| 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 41 | |
| 40 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 36 to 44 | |
| 35 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 48 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 94.2 to 97.8 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0.4 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| 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 0.1 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 16 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 83.5 to 86 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |