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Titanium 6-7 vs. 360.0 Aluminum

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 360.0 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 360.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
72
Elongation at Break, % 11
2.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
27
Shear Strength, MPa 610
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
900
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
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
6.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
85.1 to 90.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
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
9.0 to 10
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25