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Titanium 6-2-4-2 vs. A357.0 Aluminum

Titanium 6-2-4-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while A357.0 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 A357.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 8.6
3.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 490
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Shear Strength, MPa 560
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 880
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1590
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1540
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 6.9
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.5
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 0.9
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
12
Density, g/cm3 4.6
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79
12
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3640
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 34
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 57
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
68
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
90.8 to 93
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.040 to 0.070
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
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
6.5 to 7.5
Tin (Sn), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 83.7 to 87.2
0.040 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 3.6 to 4.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15