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1070A Aluminum vs. Titanium 6-7

1070A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 26 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 1070A aluminum and the bottom bar is titanium 6-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 33
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 17 to 51
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
45
Shear Strength, MPa 44 to 81
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 140
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 120
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1700
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
75
Density, g/cm3 2.7
5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
34
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.0 to 18
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 100
3460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.0 to 14
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.1 to 6.3
66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.7 to 100
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0090
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
84.9 to 88
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0