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EN AC-46100 Aluminum vs. Grade C-6 Titanium

EN AC-46100 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-46100 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade C-6 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
7.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
9.8

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
36
Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
3300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 88.5
4.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.1
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 10 to 12
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
89.7 to 94
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.7
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4