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5052 Aluminum vs. Grade 13 Titanium

5052 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 13 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 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 5052 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 13 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 22
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 66 to 140
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 180
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 320
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 280
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
7.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
520
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 69
73
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 590
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 33
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 38
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 14
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.1
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0
0.040 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.5 to 99.56
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4