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Titanium 6-7 vs. 712.0 Aluminum

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 712.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 6-7 and the bottom bar is 712.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
70
Elongation at Break, % 11
4.5 to 4.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
140 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
27
Shear Strength, MPa 610
180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
250 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
180 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
870
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
9.5
Density, g/cm3 5.1
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 34
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
240 to 270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
30 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
90.7 to 94
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
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 0.3
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2