333.0 Aluminum vs. Titanium 6-7
333.0 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 333.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is titanium 6-7.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
11 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 83 to 100 | |
530 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 28 | |
45 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 230 | |
610 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 to 280 | |
1020 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 to 210 | |
900 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 520 | |
410 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
300 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 590 | |
1700 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 530 | |
1650 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 880 | |
520 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
9.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
75 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
5.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.6 | |
34 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
540 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1040 | |
190 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 2.1 to 4.6 | |
110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 290 | |
3460 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
32 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 27 | |
56 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 to 34 | |
44 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 13 | |
66 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 81.8 to 89 | |
5.5 to 6.5 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Copper (Cu), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
0 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0090 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.050 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
6.5 to 7.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
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), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
0 |
Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
84.9 to 88 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |