851.0 Aluminum vs. AWS ERTi-1
851.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ERTi-1 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 851.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ERTi-1.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 3.9 to 9.1 | |
24 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
41 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 130 to 140 | |
240 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
420 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
320 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 630 | |
1670 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 360 | |
1620 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 850 | |
540 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 180 | |
21 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
8.7 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 46 | |
3.6 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
7.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 14 | |
37 |
Density, g/cm3 | 3.1 | |
4.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.4 | |
31 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
510 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1140 | |
110 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
35 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 13 | |
15 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 20 | |
19 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 69 | |
8.7 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.1 to 6.3 | |
19 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 86.6 to 91.5 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0.7 to 1.3 | |
0 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.3 to 0.7 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.012 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0.030 to 0.1 |
Silicon (Si), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 5.5 to 7.0 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
99.773 to 99.97 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |