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EN AC-45100 Aluminum vs. Titanium 6-7

EN AC-45100 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-45100 aluminum and the bottom bar is titanium 6-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.8
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 82 to 99
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 360
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 320
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 550
1650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
75
Density, g/cm3 2.8
5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
34
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.5 to 7.6
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 710
3460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 39
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88 to 92.8
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0090
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
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 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
84.9 to 88
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0