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EN AC-48000 Aluminum vs. Titanium 6-7

EN AC-48000 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-48000 aluminum and the bottom bar is titanium 6-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 85 to 86
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 310
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 270
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1700
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
75
Density, g/cm3 2.7
5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
34
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2 to 3.0
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 510
3460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 33
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 39
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 15
66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 87.2
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0090
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.7 to 1.3
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), % 10.5 to 13.5
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
84.9 to 88
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0