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C443.0 Aluminum vs. Titanium 6-7

C443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 26 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 C443.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is titanium 6-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
45
Shear Strength, MPa 130
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1700
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 2.7
5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
34
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70
3460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.6 to 95.5
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0090
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
84.9 to 88
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0