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Titanium 6-6-2 vs. EN AC-51200 Aluminum

Titanium 6-6-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN AC-51200 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-51200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
67
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 9.0
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 590 to 670
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140 to 1370
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1040 to 1230
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 5.5
92
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.1
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
74

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
9.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 470
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89 to 99
2.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 34
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 66 to 79
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50 to 57
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.1
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 75 to 90
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.0 to 6.0
84.5 to 92
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.35 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.35 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 2.5
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 82.8 to 87.8
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15