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520.0 Aluminum vs. AWS ERTi-1

520.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ERTi-1 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 520.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ERTi-1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
110
Elongation at Break, % 14
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 87
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 21
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 72
7.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.6
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
510
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
8.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.080
Magnesium (Mg), % 9.5 to 10.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
99.773 to 99.97
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0