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B535.0 Aluminum vs. Titanium 6-2-4-2

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while titanium 6-2-4-2 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 titanium 6-2-4-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
110
Elongation at Break, % 10
8.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 62
490
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
40
Shear Strength, MPa 210
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
6.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
9.5

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
0.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
42
Density, g/cm3 2.6
4.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
520
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
79
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
3640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
34
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
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 0.15
0.060 to 0.12
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
83.7 to 87.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
3.6 to 4.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4