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Grade C-6 Titanium vs. N06985 Nickel

Grade C-6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while N06985 nickel 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 N06985 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.8
15

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
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3300
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
18 to 21
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
35.9 to 53.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 89.7 to 94
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0