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Titanium 6-5-0.5 vs. 6261 Aluminum

Titanium 6-5-0.5 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 6261 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 titanium 6-5-0.5 and the bottom bar is 6261 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
69
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
9.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
60 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Shear Strength, MPa 630
90 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1080
150 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 990
100 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 4.2
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
160

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
21 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4630
77 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 67
15 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
23 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 1.7
75
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
6.5 to 13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.7 to 6.3
96.6 to 98.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.7 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.75
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.19
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.4 to 0.7
Titanium (Ti), % 85.6 to 90.1
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15