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6182 Aluminum vs. Grade C-2 Titanium

6182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade C-2 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6182 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade C-2 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 13
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 63 to 99
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 320
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
7.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
510
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
61
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 520
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 32
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 38
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95 to 97.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
98.8 to 100
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4