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A535.0 Aluminum vs. Titanium 6-7

A535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is A535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is titanium 6-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
120
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 95
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1700
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 2.6
5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
34
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
3460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.4 to 93.4
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0090
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.25
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 to 0.2
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
84.9 to 88
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0