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Titanium 6-7 vs. 6014 Aluminum

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 6014 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 6014 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
43 to 79
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
26
Shear Strength, MPa 610
96 to 150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
160 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
80 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
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
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
46 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
16 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
24 to 33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
7.0 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
97.1 to 99.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
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
0.3 to 0.6
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 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15