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5754 Aluminum vs. Grade 28 Titanium

5754 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 28 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 5754 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 28 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 19
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 66 to 140
330 to 480
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 190
420 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 330
690 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 280
540 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
8.3
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
37
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
600
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 32
87 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 47 to 580
1370 to 3100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 34
43 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 39
39 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 14
47 to 66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.2 to 97.4
2.5 to 3.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.6 to 3.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.15
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0
0.080 to 0.14
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
92.4 to 95.4
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants