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Grade 1 Titanium vs. 6014 Aluminum

Grade 1 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 6014 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 grade 1 titanium and the bottom bar is 6014 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 28
9.1 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
43 to 79
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
26
Shear Strength, MPa 200
96 to 150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
160 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
80 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.8
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
46 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
16 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.2
83
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
7.0 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.1 to 99.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.18
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 99.095 to 100
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15