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6105 Aluminum vs. ASTM B817 Type II

6105 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 6105 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM B817 type II.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
100
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 16
3.0 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 95 to 130
390 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 280
900 to 960
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 270
780 to 900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
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 8.3
40
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
650
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 27
26 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 550
2890 to 3890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
34
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 29
55 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
45 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 12
62 to 66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99
5.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chlorine (Cl), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
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), % 0.45 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.0
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
5.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4