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B535.0 Aluminum vs. Grade C-6 Titanium

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade C-6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is B535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade C-6 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
100
Elongation at Break, % 10
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 62
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
7.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
9.8

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 2.6
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
3300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
4.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
89.7 to 94
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4