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Titanium 6-7 vs. A535.0 Aluminum

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while A535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 25 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 A535.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
67
Elongation at Break, % 11
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
95
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
910
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
9.5
Density, g/cm3 5.1
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 34
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
91.4 to 93.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
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 0.2
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15