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384.0 Aluminum vs. Grade 27 Titanium

384.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 27 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 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 384.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 27 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
41
Shear Strength, MPa 200
180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
7.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
37
Density, g/cm3 2.9
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
530
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.3 to 86.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.18
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0
0.080 to 0.14
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 12
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
99 to 99.92
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4