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Grade 1 Titanium vs. 6106 Aluminum

Grade 1 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 6106 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 6106 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 28
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
88
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
26
Shear Strength, MPa 200
170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.8
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
49
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
160

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.2
78
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.2 to 99.3
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
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15