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6110 Aluminum vs. Titanium 6-7

6110 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6110 aluminum and the bottom bar is titanium 6-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
45
Shear Strength, MPa 290
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1700
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
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 2.8
5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
34
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1770
3460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 51
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 51
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 98.4
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0090
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
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), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
84.9 to 88
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0