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296.0 Aluminum vs. Grade 5 Titanium

296.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 5 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 296.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 5 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.2 to 7.1
8.6 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 47 to 70
530 to 630
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 270
1000 to 1190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 180
910 to 1110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130 to 150
6.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
8.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33 to 37
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99 to 110
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
36
Density, g/cm3 3.0
4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.6 to 15
100 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 220
3980 to 5880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
62 to 75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 31
50 to 56
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51 to 56
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
76 to 91

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89 to 94
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
87.4 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4