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Titanium 6-2-4-2 vs. ASTM B817 Type II

Both titanium 6-2-4-2 and ASTM B817 type II are titanium alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 ASTM B817 type II.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 8.6
3.0 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 490
390 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Reduction in Area, % 21
4.0 to 13
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
900 to 960
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 880
780 to 900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1590
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1540
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
550
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.5
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
37
Density, g/cm3 4.6
4.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
40
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
650
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79
26 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3640
2890 to 3890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 34
34
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 57
55 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
45 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
62 to 66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
5.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Chlorine (Cl), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.35 to 1.0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0.35 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0.060 to 0.12
0 to 0.1
Sodium (Na), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 1.8 to 2.2
1.5 to 2.5
Titanium (Ti), % 83.7 to 87.2
82.1 to 87.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 3.6 to 4.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4