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Titanium 6-7 vs. EN AC-46600 Aluminum

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN AC-46600 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 25 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 EN AC-46600 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
72
Elongation at Break, % 11
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
75
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
890
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
10
Density, g/cm3 5.1
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 34
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
1080

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
1.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
81
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
85.6 to 92.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.35
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
6.0 to 8.0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15