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Titanium 6-7 vs. 6008 Aluminum

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 6008 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 6008 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
69
Elongation at Break, % 11
9.1 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
55 to 88
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
26
Shear Strength, MPa 610
120 to 170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
200 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
100 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
620
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
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
24 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
76 to 360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
21 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
28 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
9.0 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
96.5 to 99.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
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
0.5 to 0.9
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15