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852.0 Aluminum vs. Grade 4 Titanium

852.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 4 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 31 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 852.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 4 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 64
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 73
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Shear Strength, MPa 130
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
37
Density, g/cm3 3.2
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
500
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
7.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
98.6 to 100
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4