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1080A Aluminum vs. AWS ERTi-5

1080A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ERTi-5 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 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 1080A aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ERTi-5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 34
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 18 to 50
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 74 to 140
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 120
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 62
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1 to 19
87
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 100
3250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.6 to 15
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.3 to 6.4
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.8 to 100
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.22
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
88.2 to 90.9
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.060
0