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Titanium 6-7 vs. 5182 Aluminum

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 5182 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 5182 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 11
1.1 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
100 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
25
Shear Strength, MPa 610
170 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
280 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
130 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
590
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
2.6 to 49
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
120 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
29 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
36 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
12 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
93.2 to 95.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.15
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
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 0.2
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15