MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

392.0 Aluminum vs. R56401 Titanium

392.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R56401 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 392.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is R56401 titanium.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
110
Elongation at Break, % 0.86
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
940
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 670
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
36
Density, g/cm3 2.5
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
3440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 17
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 56
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 73.9 to 80.6
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.012
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.13
Silicon (Si), % 18 to 20
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
88.5 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0