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1060 Aluminum vs. Grade 27 Titanium

1060 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 27 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 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 1060 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 27 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 30
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 15 to 50
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Shear Strength, MPa 42 to 75
180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 67 to 130
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 110
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 62
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 210
7.1

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
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
530
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.57 to 37
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 89
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 13
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 96
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 5.6
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.6 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.18
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0
0.080 to 0.14
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
99 to 99.92
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4