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4343 Aluminum vs. AWS ERTi-5

4343 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ERTi-5 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 4343 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ERTi-5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.4
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 62
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 2.6
4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1
87
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 27
3250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 77
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.3 to 93.2
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.22
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 6.8 to 8.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.2 to 90.9
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0