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Grade C-6 Titanium vs. Grade CW2M Nickel

Grade C-6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel 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 grade C-6 titanium and the bottom bar is grade CW2M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.8
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
70
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3300
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
60.1 to 70
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 89.7 to 94
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0