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6008 Aluminum vs. ASTM B817 Type II

6008 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM B817 type II 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 6008 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM B817 type II.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
100
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 17
3.0 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 88
390 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 290
900 to 960
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 220
780 to 900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
550
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
40
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
650
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 28
26 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76 to 360
2890 to 3890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
34
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 29
55 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
45 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 13
62 to 66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.5 to 99.1
5.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chlorine (Cl), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.35 to 1.0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0.35 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.1
Sodium (Na), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
82.1 to 87.8
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.2
5.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4