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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.

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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