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359.0 Aluminum vs. Titanium 6-7

359.0 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 359.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is titanium 6-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.8 to 4.9
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
45
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 230
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 350
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 280
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1700
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 2.6
5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
34
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 15
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450 to 540
3460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 38
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 43
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.9 to 91
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0090
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
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), % 8.5 to 9.5
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