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513.0 Aluminum vs. Grade 6 Titanium

513.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 513.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 6 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
100
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 97
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
39
Shear Strength, MPa 170
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
7.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.8
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
3390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.9 to 95.1
4.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
89.8 to 94
Zinc (Zn), % 1.4 to 2.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4