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1100A Aluminum vs. Titanium 6-7

1100A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1100A aluminum and the bottom bar is titanium 6-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 34
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 74
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
45
Shear Strength, MPa 59 to 99
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 89 to 170
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 29 to 150
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1700
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 2.7
5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
34
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.4 to 23
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.9 to 150
3460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.1 to 17
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 25
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.0 to 7.6
66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99 to 100
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0090
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
84.9 to 88
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0