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6360 Aluminum vs. Grade 15 Titanium

6360 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 15 titanium belongs to the titanium 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 6360 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 15 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 18
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 31 to 67
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Shear Strength, MPa 76 to 130
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 220
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 57 to 170
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 54
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
520
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 19
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 210
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 30
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 86
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.5 to 9.9
41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.8 to 99.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.020 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0
0.040 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0.35 to 0.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
98.2 to 99.56
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4