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6261 Aluminum vs. AWS ERTi-1

6261 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ERTi-1 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 6261 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ERTi-1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 16
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60 to 120
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150 to 300
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 260
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
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 21 to 27
52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 77 to 500
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 31
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 37
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
8.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.5 to 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.6 to 98.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.080
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
99.773 to 99.97
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0