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Titanium 6-2-4-2 vs. 332.0 Aluminum

Titanium 6-2-4-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 332.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 332.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
73
Elongation at Break, % 8.6
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 490
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Shear Strength, MPa 560
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 880
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1590
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1540
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
880
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
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
84

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
10
Density, g/cm3 4.6
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3640
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 34
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 57
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
80.1 to 89
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.060 to 0.12
8.5 to 10.5
Tin (Sn), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 83.7 to 87.2
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 3.6 to 4.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5