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6262A Aluminum vs. ASTM B817 Type II

6262A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM B817 type II belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6262A aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM B817 type II.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
100
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 11
3.0 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 94 to 110
390 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 410
900 to 960
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 370
780 to 900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
550
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
37
Density, g/cm3 2.8
4.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
40
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
650
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 34
26 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540 to 1000
2890 to 3890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
34
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 41
55 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 44
45 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
62 to 66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.2 to 97.8
5.0 to 6.0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chlorine (Cl), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.35 to 1.0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0.35 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Sodium (Na), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
82.1 to 87.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4