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8090 Aluminum vs. Titanium 6-2-4-2

8090 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 8090 aluminum and the bottom bar is titanium 6-2-4-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 13
8.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 140
490
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 490
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 420
880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 95 to 160
6.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
9.5

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
0.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
42
Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
520
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 41
79
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1330
3640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
34
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 49
57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 50
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36 to 60
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 22
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 98.4
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.6
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Lithium (Li), % 2.2 to 2.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
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 0.2
0.060 to 0.12
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
83.7 to 87.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.16
3.6 to 4.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4