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512.0 Aluminum vs. AWS ERTi-5

512.0 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 512.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ERTi-5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 58
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
87
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 50
3250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.1
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.6 to 95.1
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.22
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 1.4 to 2.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
88.2 to 90.9
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0