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Titanium 6-7 vs. 5252 Aluminum

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 5252 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 5252 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 11
4.5 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
100 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
25
Shear Strength, MPa 610
140 to 160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
230 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
170 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
910
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
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
12 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
210 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
23 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
31 to 36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
10 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
96.6 to 97.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
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 0.080
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1