Titanium 6-6-2 vs. Nickel 685
Titanium 6-6-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while nickel 685 belongs to the nickel 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 nickel 685.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.7 to 9.0 | |
| 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 590 to 670 | |
| 470 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 17 to 23 | |
| 20 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 670 to 800 | |
| 770 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1140 to 1370 | |
| 1250 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1040 to 1230 | |
| 850 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 310 | |
| 1000 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1610 | |
| 1380 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1560 | |
| 1330 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 540 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 5.5 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.4 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 40 | |
| 75 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.8 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 29 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 470 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 200 | |
| 340 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 89 to 99 | |
| 190 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 34 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 66 to 79 | |
| 42 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 to 57 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.1 | |
| 3.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 75 to 90 | |
| 37 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 5.0 to 6.0 | |
| 1.2 to 1.6 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.0030 to 0.010 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.030 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 12 to 15 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.35 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.35 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 5.0 to 6.0 | |
| 3.5 to 5.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 49.6 to 62.5 |
| 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 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 82.8 to 87.8 | |
| 2.8 to 3.3 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.12 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |