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3303 Aluminum vs. R56406 Titanium

3303 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R56406 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 3303 aluminum and the bottom bar is R56406 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 23
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 43
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 39
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 43
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 2.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20
85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11
3420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.8
69

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.6 to 99
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.1 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0