MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

6070 Aluminum vs. ASTM B817 Type I

6070 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM B817 type I belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 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 6070 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM B817 type I.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
100
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 8.6
4.0 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 95 to 130
360 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 380
770 to 960
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
700 to 860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.6

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 32
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 900
2310 to 3540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
48 to 60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 43
42 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
54 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.6 to 98
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chlorine (Cl), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 0.1
Sodium (Na), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
87 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4