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Grade 1 Titanium vs. 6110 Aluminum

Grade 1 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 6110 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 6110 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 28
2.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
26
Shear Strength, MPa 200
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.8
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
1770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.2
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.4 to 98.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.040 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.18
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.7 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 99.095 to 100
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15