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8011A Aluminum vs. Grade 38 Titanium

8011A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 38 titanium 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 8011A aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 38 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 28
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 33 to 76
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100 to 180
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 34 to 170
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
8.0
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.3

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
36
Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
35
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
560
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.0 to 22
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.2 to 200
3840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 26
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 86
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.6 to 8.1
72

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99.1
3.5 to 4.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
89.9 to 93.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4