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Titanium 6-2-4-2 vs. 710.0 Aluminum

Titanium 6-2-4-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 710.0 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 710.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 8.6
2.2 to 3.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 490
55 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Shear Strength, MPa 560
180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
240 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 880
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1590
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1540
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 6.9
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.5
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 0.9
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.6
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79
4.9 to 7.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3640
180 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 34
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 57
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
90.5 to 93.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.35 to 0.65
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.050
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
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 83.7 to 87.2
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 3.6 to 4.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15