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7010 Aluminum vs. R56401 Titanium

7010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 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 7010 aluminum and the bottom bar is R56401 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 6.8
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 190
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 340
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
940
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 540
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
36
Density, g/cm3 3.0
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22 to 33
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1230 to 2130
3440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 54
59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 52
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.6
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.012
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.13
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
88.5 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 6.7
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0