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EN AC-51200 Aluminum vs. Grade C-6 Titanium

EN AC-51200 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-51200 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade C-6 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 92
7.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.8

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 74
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 9.6
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
3300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84.5 to 92
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 1.0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 8.0 to 10.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
89.7 to 94
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4