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240.0 Aluminum vs. Titanium 6-7

240.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while titanium 6-7 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 240.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is titanium 6-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1700
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
75
Density, g/cm3 3.2
5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
34
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
3460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.7 to 86.9
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0090
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
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 0.5
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
84.9 to 88
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0