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2018 Aluminum vs. AWS ERTi-5

2018 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 2018 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ERTi-5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
36
Density, g/cm3 3.1
4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
87
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
3250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.7 to 94.4
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.22
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.2 to 90.9
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0