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Grade 18 Titanium vs. Titanium 6-2-4-2

Both grade 18 titanium and titanium 6-2-4-2 are titanium alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 grade 18 titanium and the bottom bar is titanium 6-2-4-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
8.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330 to 480
490
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Reduction in Area, % 23
21
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 590
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 980
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540 to 810
880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 330
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1640
1590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1590
1540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.3
6.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
9.5

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
0.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 4.5
4.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 41
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 670
520
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 110
79
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1380 to 3110
3640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
34
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 43 to 61
57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 49
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 47 to 67
67

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 2.5 to 3.5
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.050
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Palladium (Pd), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.060 to 0.12
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 92.5 to 95.5
83.7 to 87.2
Vanadium (V), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
3.6 to 4.4
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4