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Titanium 6-7 vs. 5026 Aluminum

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 5026 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 5026 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
70
Elongation at Break, % 11
5.1 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
94 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
26
Shear Strength, MPa 610
150 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
260 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
120 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
890
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
9.5
Density, g/cm3 5.1
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 34
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
15 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
100 to 440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
26 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
33 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
88.2 to 94.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.1 to 0.8
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0.2 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.9 to 4.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.8
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
0.55 to 1.4
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15