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5010 Aluminum vs. Titanium 6-7

5010 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 5010 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, % 1.1 to 23
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 83
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
45
Shear Strength, MPa 64 to 120
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100 to 210
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 38 to 190
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1700
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
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 2.3 to 20
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 10 to 270
3460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 29
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.5 to 9.4
66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.1 to 99.7
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0090
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.3
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 0.4
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
84.9 to 88
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0