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Titanium 6-7 vs. 514.0 Aluminum

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 514.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 6-7 and the bottom bar is 514.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 11
7.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
25
Shear Strength, MPa 610
140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
74

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
9.5
Density, g/cm3 5.1
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 34
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
41
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
7.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
93.6 to 96.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.15
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
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 0.35
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15