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6060 Aluminum vs. Titanium 6-7

6060 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 6060 aluminum and the bottom bar is titanium 6-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 16
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 37 to 70
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
45
Shear Strength, MPa 86 to 130
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 220
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 71 to 170
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1700
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
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 8.3
34
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 24
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 37 to 210
3460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 23
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 30
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 9.9
66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.3
5.5 to 6.5
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 0.0090
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.35 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
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), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
84.9 to 88
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0