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EN AC-46200 Aluminum vs. R56406 Titanium

EN AC-46200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R56406 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 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 EN AC-46200 aluminum and the bottom bar is R56406 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 87
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
36
Density, g/cm3 2.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 1060
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.0
85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
3420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
69

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.6 to 90.3
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
88.1 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0