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852.0 Aluminum vs. R56401 Titanium

852.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 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 R56401 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 73
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Shear Strength, MPa 130
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
940
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
36
Density, g/cm3 3.2
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
3440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.012
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
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 0.13
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
88.5 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0