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713.0 Aluminum vs. Grade 6 Titanium

713.0 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 713.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 6 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 4.3
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 63 to 120
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
39
Shear Strength, MPa 180
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 260
890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
7.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 3.1
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.7 to 9.9
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 220
3390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 23
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 29
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.6 to 92.4
4.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.1
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
89.8 to 94
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4