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Grade 6 Titanium vs. EN AC-48100 Aluminum

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN AC-48100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 6 titanium and the bottom bar is EN AC-48100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
76
Elongation at Break, % 11
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
120 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
29
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
240 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840
190 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
640
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
87

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
11
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
7.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
2.3 to 3.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3390
250 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
31 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
11 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
72.1 to 79.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
16 to 18
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 89.8 to 94
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25