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Grade 33 Titanium vs. 6063 Aluminum

Grade 33 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 6063 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 33 titanium and the bottom bar is 6063 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 23
7.3 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
39 to 95
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Shear Strength, MPa 240
70 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
110 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
49 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
190 to 220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
49 to 58
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.9
160 to 190

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
13 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590
18 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
11 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
18 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.7
79 to 89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30
4.8 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.5 to 99.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Palladium (Pd), % 0.010 to 0.020
0
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 98.1 to 99.52
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15