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A380.0 Aluminum vs. Grade 3 Titanium

A380.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 3 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 A380.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 3 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
39
Shear Strength, MPa 190
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
9.2

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 78
6.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
37
Density, g/cm3 2.9
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
510
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.3
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
8.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.3 to 89.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.8 to 100
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4