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5454 Aluminum vs. Grade C-2 Titanium

5454 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade C-2 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 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 5454 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade C-2 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 61 to 93
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 18
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 83 to 160
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 350
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 290
310

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 600
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
7.1

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
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
510
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3 to 34
61
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 590
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 36
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 41
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.5 to 97.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
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), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
98.8 to 100
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4