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Titanium 6-2-4-2 vs. 360.0 Aluminum

Titanium 6-2-4-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 360.0 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 360.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
72
Elongation at Break, % 8.6
2.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 490
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Shear Strength, MPa 560
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 880
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1590
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1540
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 6.9
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.5
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 0.9
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.6
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79
6.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3640
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 34
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 57
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
85.1 to 90.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
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
9.0 to 10
Tin (Sn), % 1.8 to 2.2
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 83.7 to 87.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 3.6 to 4.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25