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Titanium 6-7 vs. 4032 Aluminum

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 4032 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 4032 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
73
Elongation at Break, % 11
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
28
Shear Strength, MPa 610
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
10
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
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
81.1 to 87.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
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
11 to 13.5
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15