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6105 Aluminum vs. AWS ERTi-2

6105 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ERTi-2 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 6105 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ERTi-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 16
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 95 to 130
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 280
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 270
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180 to 190
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 46 to 50
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150 to 170
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
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
510
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 27
64
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 550
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 29
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 72 to 79
8.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 12
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.12
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.080 to 0.16
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
99.667 to 99.92
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0