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Titanium 6-2-4-2 vs. 392.0 Aluminum

Titanium 6-2-4-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 392.0 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 392.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
75
Elongation at Break, % 8.6
0.86
Fatigue Strength, MPa 490
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 880
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
670
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1590
670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1540
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 6.9
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.5
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 0.9
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
10
Density, g/cm3 4.6
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
7.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
950

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79
2.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3640
490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 34
56
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 57
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
73.9 to 80.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
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
18 to 20
Tin (Sn), % 1.8 to 2.2
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 83.7 to 87.2
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 3.6 to 4.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5