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Titanium 6-7 vs. 6101B Aluminum

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 6101B 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 6101B aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 11
9.1 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
62 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
26
Shear Strength, MPa 610
120 to 150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
190 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
140 to 180

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
630
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
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
20 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
140 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
20 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
27 to 32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
8.5 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
98.2 to 99.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.35 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.050
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
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1