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Titanium 6-7 vs. R56406 Titanium

Both titanium 6-7 and R56406 titanium are titanium alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 6-7 and the bottom bar is R56406 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Reduction in Area, % 29
16
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
560
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
9.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
36
Density, g/cm3 5.1
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 34
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
3420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
69

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.1
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
88.1 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5