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5154 Aluminum vs. AWS ERTi-5

5154 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 5154 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ERTi-5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 20
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 160
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 360
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 94 to 270
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
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 1180
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 39
87
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 540
3250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 37
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 42
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 96.8
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
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 0.22
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
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