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EN AC-51500 Aluminum vs. Titanium 6-6-2

EN AC-51500 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-51500 aluminum and the bottom bar is titanium 6-6-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
6.7 to 9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
590 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
1140 to 1370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
1040 to 1230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
5.5
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
1.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
40
Density, g/cm3 2.6
4.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
29
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
470
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
89 to 99
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
34
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
66 to 79
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
50 to 57
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
2.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
75 to 90

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.8 to 93.1
5.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0.35 to 1.0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0.35 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.6
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
82.8 to 87.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4