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Titanium 6-7 vs. 6023 Aluminum

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 6023 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 6023 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
69
Elongation at Break, % 11
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
120 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
26
Shear Strength, MPa 610
210 to 220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
300 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
890
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
11
Density, g/cm3 5.1
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 34
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
38 to 39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
670 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
35 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
94 to 97.7
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.3 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
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
0.6 to 1.4
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15