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711.0 Aluminum vs. Grade C-6 Titanium

711.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade C-6 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 711.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade C-6 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
100
Elongation at Break, % 7.8
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
7.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
9.8

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 3.0
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
3300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.8 to 92.7
4.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.35 to 0.65
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0.7 to 1.4
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
89.7 to 94
Zinc (Zn), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4