3105 Aluminum vs. Grade 15 Titanium
3105 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 15 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 3105 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 15 titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 20 | |
20 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 39 to 95 | |
290 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
41 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 77 to 140 | |
340 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 120 to 240 | |
540 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 46 to 220 | |
430 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
420 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
320 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 660 | |
1660 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 640 | |
1610 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
540 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 170 | |
21 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
8.7 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 44 | |
3.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
6.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
37 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
4.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
32 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
520 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
210 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 2.6 to 19 | |
100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 15 to 340 | |
870 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
35 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 24 | |
33 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 31 | |
33 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 68 | |
8.4 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 5.2 to 11 | |
41 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 96 to 99.5 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 0.6 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Ruthenium (Ru), % | 0 | |
0.040 to 0.060 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
98.2 to 99.56 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |