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6023 Aluminum vs. Grade 1 Titanium

6023 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 1 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6023 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 1 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 130
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
39
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 220
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 310
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
8.8

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
3.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
37
Density, g/cm3 2.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
510
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 39
79
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670 to 690
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 36
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94 to 97.7
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.18
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
99.095 to 100
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4