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Titanium 6-2-4-2 vs. 443.0 Aluminum

Titanium 6-2-4-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 titanium 6-2-4-2 and the bottom bar is 443.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
71
Elongation at Break, % 8.6
5.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 490
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Shear Strength, MPa 560
96
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 880
65

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1590
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1540
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 6.9
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.5
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 0.9
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79
6.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3640
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 34
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 57
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
6.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
90.7 to 95.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
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
4.5 to 6.0
Tin (Sn), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 83.7 to 87.2
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 3.6 to 4.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.35