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6008 Aluminum vs. AWS ERTi-1

6008 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ERTi-1 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6008 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ERTi-1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 17
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 88
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 290
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 220
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
7.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
510
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 28
52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76 to 360
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 29
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 77
8.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.5 to 99.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.080
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.9
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
99.773 to 99.97
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0