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Titanium 6-6-2 vs. EN AC-44200 Aluminum

Titanium 6-6-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN AC-44200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 6-6-2 and the bottom bar is EN AC-44200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
72
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 9.0
6.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 590 to 670
63
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140 to 1370
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1040 to 1230
86

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 5.5
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.1
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.8
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 470
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89 to 99
9.1
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 34
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 66 to 79
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50 to 57
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.1
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 75 to 90
8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.0 to 6.0
85.2 to 89.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.35 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.35 to 1.0
0 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
10.5 to 13.5
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 82.8 to 87.8
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15