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A360.0 Aluminum vs. Grade C-5 Titanium

A360.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade C-5 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 A360.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade C-5 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.6 to 5.0
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 82 to 150
510
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 320
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 260
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 680
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 2.6
4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.6 to 13
66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 470
4200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 34
63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 39
50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5 to 15
71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 90.6
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
87.5 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4