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2011 Aluminum vs. AWS ERTi-5

2011 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2011 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ERTi-5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.5 to 18
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 74 to 120
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 420
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 310
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1560
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
87
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 680
3250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 40
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51 to 64
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
63

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 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.22
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.2 to 90.9
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0