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6060 Aluminum vs. Grade 27 Titanium

6060 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 27 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 6060 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 27 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 16
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 37 to 70
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Shear Strength, MPa 86 to 130
180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 220
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 71 to 170
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 54
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
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 8.3
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
530
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 24
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 37 to 210
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 30
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 85
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 9.9
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.35 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.18
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0
0.080 to 0.14
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
99 to 99.92
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4