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A380.0 Aluminum vs. Grade 21 Titanium

A380.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 21 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 28 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 A380.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 21 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
140
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
9.0 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
550 to 660
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
51
Shear Strength, MPa 190
550 to 790
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
890 to 1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
870 to 1170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1740
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1690
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
500
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
7.5
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
7.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
60
Density, g/cm3 2.9
5.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
490
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.3
110 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
2760 to 5010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
46 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
38 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
66 to 100

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.3 to 89.5
2.5 to 3.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.2 to 3.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.17
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0.15 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
76 to 81.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4