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Grade 6 Titanium vs. N06650 Nickel

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 6 titanium and the bottom bar is N06650 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 11
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
82
Shear Strength, MPa 530
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
60
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
380
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3390
490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.050 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
12 to 16
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.5 to 12.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44.4 to 58.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.2
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 89.8 to 94
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0