7049A Aluminum vs. Grade 13 Titanium
7049A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 13 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 7049A aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 13 titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.0 to 5.7 | |
| 27 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 | |
| 140 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 41 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 340 to 350 | |
| 200 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 590 | |
| 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 500 to 530 | |
| 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 420 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 1660 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 430 | |
| 1610 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 850 | |
| 540 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 8.7 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 40 | |
| 3.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
| 7.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
| 37 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.1 | |
| 4.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
| 32 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 520 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1100 | |
| 210 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 28 to 32 | |
| 73 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1800 to 1990 | |
| 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 44 | |
| 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 52 to 53 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 to 51 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 50 | |
| 8.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 84.6 to 89.5 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.050 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.2 to 1.9 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 2.1 to 3.1 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Ruthenium (Ru), % | 0 | |
| 0.040 to 0.060 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 98.5 to 99.56 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 7.2 to 8.4 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |