6013 Aluminum vs. Titanium 6-2-4-2
6013 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while titanium 6-2-4-2 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6013 aluminum and the bottom bar is titanium 6-2-4-2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 to 22 | |
| 8.6 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 98 to 140 | |
| 490 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 240 | |
| 560 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 410 | |
| 950 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 to 350 | |
| 880 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 1590 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 580 | |
| 1540 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 540 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 6.9 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 9.5 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 38 | |
| 0.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
| 1.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 42 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
| 4.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 32 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 520 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1170 | |
| 210 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 58 | |
| 79 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 900 | |
| 3640 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
| 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 41 | |
| 57 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 37 to 44 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 60 | |
| 2.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 67 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 94.8 to 97.8 | |
| 5.5 to 6.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.6 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 1.8 to 2.2 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
| 0.060 to 0.12 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 1.8 to 2.2 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 83.7 to 87.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 3.6 to 4.4 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |