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Titanium 6-2-4-2 vs. 851.0 Aluminum

Titanium 6-2-4-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 851.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 851.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 8.6
3.9 to 9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
130 to 140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1590
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1540
360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
850
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 6.9
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.5
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 0.9
46
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
14
Density, g/cm3 4.6
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
1140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 34
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 57
12 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
19 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
6.1 to 6.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
86.6 to 91.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.060 to 0.12
2.0 to 3.0
Tin (Sn), % 1.8 to 2.2
5.5 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 83.7 to 87.2
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 3.6 to 4.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3