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Titanium 6-6-2 vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel

Titanium 6-6-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 6-6-2 and the bottom bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 9.0
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 590 to 670
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140 to 1370
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1040 to 1230
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
45
Density, g/cm3 4.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 470
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89 to 99
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 34
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 66 to 79
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50 to 57
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 75 to 90
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.35 to 1.0
1.5 to 3.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.35 to 1.0
22.2 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
38 to 44
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 82.8 to 87.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0