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413.0 Aluminum vs. Grade 6 Titanium

413.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 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 413.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 6 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
39
Shear Strength, MPa 170
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
7.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 2.6
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.7
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
3390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 89
4.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
89.8 to 94
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4