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Titanium 6-7 vs. 5110A Aluminum

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 5110A 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 5110A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 11
4.5 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
37 to 77
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
26
Shear Strength, MPa 610
66 to 110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
100 to 190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
32 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
9.5
Density, g/cm3 5.1
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 34
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
6.8 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
7.6 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
10 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
18 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
4.5 to 8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
98.5 to 99.8
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 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
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 0.15
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1