Grade 6 Titanium vs. Type 2 Pewter

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 6 titanium and the bottom bar is Type 2 pewter.

Grade 6 (3.7115) Titanium Type 2 (L13912) Sheet Pewter

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		52

Poisson's Ratio		0.32
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		39
Shear Modulus, GPa		19

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		890
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		52 to 68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		410
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		69

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1580
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		300

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		220

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		9.4
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		36
Base Metal Price, % relative		75

Density, g/cm³		4.5
Density, g/cm³		7.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		30
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		480
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		210

Embodied Water, L/kg		190
Embodied Water, L/kg		1220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.9

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		35
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		2.0 to 2.6

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		4.3 to 5.1

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		3.4 to 4.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		4.0 to 6.0
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		5.0 to 7.5

Arsenic (As), %		0
Arsenic (As), %		0 to 0.050

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.080
Carbon (C), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		1.5 to 3.0

Hydrogen (H), %		0 to 0.015
Hydrogen (H), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.015

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.030
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.2
Oxygen (O), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		2.0 to 3.0
Tin (Sn), %		90 to 93

Titanium (Ti), %		89.8 to 94
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0050

Residuals, %		0 to 0.4
Residuals, %		0