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Grade 1 Titanium vs. 6360 Aluminum

Grade 1 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 6360 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 1 titanium and the bottom bar is 6360 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 28
9.0 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
31 to 67
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
26
Shear Strength, MPa 200
76 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
120 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
57 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.8
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79
14 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
24 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.2
86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
5.5 to 9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.8 to 99.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.15
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.020 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.18
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.35 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 99.095 to 100
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15