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Titanium 6-7 vs. 2095 Aluminum

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 2095 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 2095 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
70
Elongation at Break, % 11
8.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
26
Shear Strength, MPa 610
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
910
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
31
Density, g/cm3 5.1
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 34
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
1470

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
57
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
2640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
91.3 to 94.9
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.9 to 4.6
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Lithium (Li), % 0
0.7 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.25
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 0.12
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.25 to 0.6
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.040 to 0.18
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15