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EN AC-71100 Aluminum vs. Titanium 6-2-4-2

EN AC-71100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while titanium 6-2-4-2 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-71100 aluminum and the bottom bar is titanium 6-2-4-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
8.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
490
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
540
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
9.5

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
0.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 97
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
42
Density, g/cm3 2.9
4.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
520
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.8
79
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
3640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
34
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 78.7 to 83.3
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0.060 to 0.12
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
83.7 to 87.2
Zinc (Zn), % 9.0 to 10.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
3.6 to 4.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4