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240.0 Aluminum vs. Grade 34 Titanium

240.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 34 titanium 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 240.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 34 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 65
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
55
Density, g/cm3 3.2
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
530
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.7 to 86.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
0.35 to 0.55
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.35
Palladium (Pd), % 0
0.010 to 0.020
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
98 to 99.52
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4