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711.0 Aluminum vs. Titanium 6-2-4-2

711.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while titanium 6-2-4-2 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 711.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is titanium 6-2-4-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.8
8.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
490
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
6.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
9.5

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
0.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
42
Density, g/cm3 3.0
4.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
520
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15
79
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
3640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
34
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.8 to 92.7
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0.35 to 0.65
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0.7 to 1.4
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.060 to 0.12
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
83.7 to 87.2
Zinc (Zn), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
3.6 to 4.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4