2011 Aluminum vs. ASTM B817 Type I
2011 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM B817 type I 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 2011 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM B817 type I.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
100 |
Elongation at Break, % | 8.5 to 18 | |
4.0 to 13 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 74 to 120 | |
360 to 520 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
40 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 420 | |
770 to 960 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 to 310 | |
700 to 860 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
410 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
340 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
1600 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 540 | |
1550 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
560 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 to 170 | |
7.1 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
9.6 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 35 to 45 | |
1.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 to 130 | |
2.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
36 |
Density, g/cm3 | 3.1 | |
4.4 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
38 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
610 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1150 | |
200 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 29 to 52 | |
30 to 120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 680 | |
2310 to 3540 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 44 | |
35 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 37 | |
48 to 60 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 32 to 40 | |
42 to 49 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 51 to 64 | |
2.9 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 19 | |
54 to 68 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 91.3 to 94.6 | |
5.5 to 6.8 |
Bismuth (Bi), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Chlorine (Cl), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Copper (Cu), % | 5.0 to 6.0 | |
0 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Sodium (Na), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
87 to 91 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
3.5 to 4.5 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |