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Titanium 6-7 vs. 7022 Aluminum

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 7022 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 7022 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
70
Elongation at Break, % 11
6.3 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
140 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
26
Shear Strength, MPa 610
290 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
490 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
390 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
870
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
10
Density, g/cm3 5.1
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 34
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
29 to 40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
1100 to 1500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
47 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
47 to 50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
21 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
87.9 to 92.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.6 to 3.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
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 to 0.5
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.3 to 5.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15