7005 Aluminum vs. Titanium 15-3-3-3
7005 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while titanium 15-3-3-3 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 7005 aluminum and the bottom bar is titanium 15-3-3-3.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 20 | |
| 5.7 to 8.0 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 100 to 190 | |
| 610 to 710 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 39 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 120 to 230 | |
| 660 to 810 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 200 to 400 | |
| 1120 to 1390 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 95 to 350 | |
| 1100 to 1340 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 380 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 1620 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
| 1560 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 880 | |
| 520 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 to 170 | |
| 8.1 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 9.8 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 35 to 43 | |
| 1.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 to 130 | |
| 2.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 40 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.9 | |
| 4.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 59 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 950 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1150 | |
| 260 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 32 to 57 | |
| 78 to 89 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 47 | |
| 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 38 | |
| 64 to 80 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 41 | |
| 50 to 57 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 54 to 65 | |
| 3.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.7 to 18 | |
| 79 to 98 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 91 to 94.7 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.060 to 0.2 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| 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), % | 1.0 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.13 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.010 to 0.060 | |
| 72.6 to 78.5 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 16 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.080 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |