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Grade C-6 Titanium vs. Grade CY40 Nickel

Grade C-6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 C-6 titanium and the bottom bar is grade CY40 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.8
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
55
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3300
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
67 to 86
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 89.7 to 94
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0