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Grade C-6 Titanium vs. Nickel 80A

Grade C-6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while nickel 80A belongs to the nickel 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 C-6 titanium and the bottom bar is nickel 80A.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.8
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
55
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3300
1300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.5 to 1.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
69.4 to 79.7
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 89.7 to 94
1.8 to 2.7
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0