242.0 Aluminum vs. Titanium 6-6-2
242.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while titanium 6-6-2 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 242.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is titanium 6-6-2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 6.7 to 9.0 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 55 to 110 | |
| 590 to 670 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 44 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 150 to 240 | |
| 670 to 800 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 to 290 | |
| 1140 to 1370 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 to 220 | |
| 1040 to 1230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 1610 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 530 | |
| 1560 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
| 540 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 to 170 | |
| 5.5 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
| 9.4 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 33 to 44 | |
| 1.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 96 to 130 | |
| 2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
| 40 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.1 | |
| 4.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 29 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 470 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1130 | |
| 200 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 1.3 to 3.4 | |
| 89 to 99 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
| 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 26 | |
| 66 to 79 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 32 | |
| 50 to 57 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 50 to 62 | |
| 2.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.0 to 13 | |
| 75 to 90 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 88.4 to 93.6 | |
| 5.0 to 6.0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0.35 to 1.0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.35 to 1.0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 1.2 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 5.0 to 6.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.7 to 2.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 82.8 to 87.8 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |