324.0 Aluminum vs. AWS ERTi-2
324.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ERTi-2 belongs to the titanium alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 324.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ERTi-2.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
20 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 77 to 89 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
40 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 210 to 310 | |
340 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 to 270 | |
280 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 500 | |
420 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
320 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 610 | |
1670 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 550 | |
1620 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
540 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
21 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
8.7 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 34 | |
3.6 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
7.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
37 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
4.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
31 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
510 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1090 | |
110 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 6.8 to 8.9 | |
64 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 85 to 510 | |
360 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 52 | |
35 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 32 | |
21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 to 38 | |
24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 62 | |
8.7 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.7 to 14 | |
27 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 87.3 to 92.2 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0080 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.2 | |
0 to 0.12 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0.080 to 0.16 |
Silicon (Si), % | 7.0 to 8.0 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
99.667 to 99.92 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |