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Titanium 6-7 vs. 5652 Aluminum

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 5652 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 5652 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 11
6.8 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
60 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
26
Shear Strength, MPa 610
110 to 170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
190 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
74 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
650
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
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
12 to 39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
40 to 480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
20 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
27 to 36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
8.4 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
95.8 to 97.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.040
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.010
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 0.4
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15