AWS ERTi-5 vs. 6101B Aluminum
AWS ERTi-5 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 6101B aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 AWS ERTi-5 and the bottom bar is 6101B aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
68 |
Elongation at Break, % | 10 | |
9.1 to 13 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 470 | |
62 to 70 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
26 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 900 | |
190 to 250 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 830 | |
140 to 180 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 340 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1610 | |
640 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1560 | |
630 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 560 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 7.1 | |
210 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.6 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.0 | |
57 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.0 | |
190 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 36 | |
9.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 4.4 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 38 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 610 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 200 | |
1190 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 87 | |
20 to 23 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 3250 | |
140 to 240 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
50 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 56 | |
20 to 25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 46 | |
27 to 32 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.9 | |
87 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 63 | |
8.5 to 11 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 5.5 to 6.8 | |
98.2 to 99.3 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.22 | |
0.1 to 0.3 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
0.35 to 0.6 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0.12 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0.3 to 0.6 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 88.2 to 90.9 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |