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Titanium 6-7 vs. 1200 Aluminum

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 1200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 titanium 6-7 and the bottom bar is 1200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
69
Elongation at Break, % 11
1.1 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
25 to 69
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
26
Shear Strength, MPa 610
54 to 100
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
85 to 180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
28 to 160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
9.0
Density, g/cm3 5.1
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 34
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
2.0 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
5.7 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
8.7 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
16 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
3.8 to 8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
99 to 100
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15