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R56401 Titanium vs. 6070 Aluminum

R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 6070 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R56401 titanium and the bottom bar is 6070 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
5.6 to 8.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
95 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Shear Strength, MPa 560
220 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 940
370 to 380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
20 to 32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3440
880 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 59
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
42 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
94.6 to 98
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.012
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.13
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Titanium (Ti), % 88.5 to 91
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15