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Titanium 6-7 vs. 359.0 Aluminum

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 359.0 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 359.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
71
Elongation at Break, % 11
3.8 to 4.9
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
27
Shear Strength, MPa 610
220 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
340 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
250 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
910
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
9.5
Density, g/cm3 5.1
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 34
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
1090

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
12 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
450 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
37 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
42 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
88.9 to 91
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
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
8.5 to 9.5
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15