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5050 Aluminum vs. AWS ERTi-12

5050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ERTi-12 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5050 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ERTi-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
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 8.4
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
510
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
8.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.060 to 0.090
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.080 to 0.16
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
99.147 to 99.66
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0