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6463 Aluminum vs. AWS ERTi-1

6463 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6463 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ERTi-1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 17
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 76
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 230
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 82 to 200
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190 to 210
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50 to 55
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170 to 180
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 1190
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 25
52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 50 to 300
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 24
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 31
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79 to 86
8.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 10
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
99.773 to 99.97
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0