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5059 Aluminum vs. AWS ERTi-7

5059 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ERTi-7 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 28 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 5059 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ERTi-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 25
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 240
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 410
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 300
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
47
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
800
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
470

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 75
64
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 650
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 42
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 45
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.9 to 94
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.12
Magnesium (Mg), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.080 to 0.16
Palladium (Pd), % 0
0.12 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
99.417 to 99.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0