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224.0 Aluminum vs. Grade 6 Titanium

224.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 224.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 6 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
100
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 10
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 86 to 120
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 420
890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 330
840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
7.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
36
Density, g/cm3 3.0
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 35
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540 to 770
3390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 38
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 41
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 18
65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 95.2
4.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.060
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.35
89.8 to 94
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4