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Titanium 6-2-4-2 vs. 238.0 Aluminum

Titanium 6-2-4-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 238.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 titanium 6-2-4-2 and the bottom bar is 238.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
76
Elongation at Break, % 8.6
1.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 490
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 880
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1590
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1540
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
840
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 6.9
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.5
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 0.9
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
67

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
12
Density, g/cm3 4.6
3.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79
2.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3640
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 34
42
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 57
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
81.9 to 84.9
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.060 to 0.12
3.6 to 4.4
Tin (Sn), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 83.7 to 87.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 3.6 to 4.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0