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Titanium 6-7 vs. 1070A Aluminum

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

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Mechanical Properties

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

Thermal Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

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