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EN AC-48000 Aluminum vs. Titanium 6-6-2

EN AC-48000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while titanium 6-6-2 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-48000 aluminum and the bottom bar is titanium 6-6-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
6.7 to 9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 85 to 86
590 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 310
1140 to 1370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 270
1040 to 1230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
5.5
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
1.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
40
Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
29
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
470
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2 to 3.0
89 to 99
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
34
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 33
66 to 79
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 39
50 to 57
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
2.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 15
75 to 90

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 87.2
5.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.5
0.35 to 1.0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0.35 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
82.8 to 87.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4