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Titanium 6-7 vs. 6082 Aluminum

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 6082 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 6082 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
69
Elongation at Break, % 11
6.3 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
55 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
26
Shear Strength, MPa 610
84 to 220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
140 to 340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
85 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
580
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
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
19 to 43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
52 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
14 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
21 to 40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
6.0 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
95.2 to 98.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
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
0.7 to 1.3
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15