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Titanium 6-7 vs. 2014A Aluminum

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 2014A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 6-7 and the bottom bar is 2014A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
72
Elongation at Break, % 11
6.2 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
93 to 150
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
27
Shear Strength, MPa 610
130 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
210 to 490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
110 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
870
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
11
Density, g/cm3 5.1
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 34
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
24 to 49
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
85 to 1300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
19 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
26 to 46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
9.0 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
90.8 to 95
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.9 to 5.0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
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
0.5 to 0.9
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15