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Grade 12 Titanium vs. 6014 Aluminum

Grade 12 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 12 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, % 21
9.1 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
43 to 79
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
26
Shear Strength, MPa 330
96 to 150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
160 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
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 21
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.6
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 500
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 770
46 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
16 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
24 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.5
83
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
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 0.3
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 97.6 to 99.2
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