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Titanium 6-7 vs. 6025 Aluminum

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 6025 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 6025 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
70
Elongation at Break, % 11
2.8 to 10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
67 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
26
Shear Strength, MPa 610
110 to 140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
190 to 240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
68 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
550
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
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 34
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
6.0 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
33 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
19 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
26 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
8.2 to 10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
91.7 to 96.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.1 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.4
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
0.8 to 1.5
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15