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A380.0 Aluminum vs. Grade 32 Titanium

A380.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 32 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 A380.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 32 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Shear Strength, MPa 190
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
7.5
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
8.2

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 78
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
38
Density, g/cm3 2.9
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
530
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.3
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
2100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.3 to 89.5
4.5 to 5.5
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 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.11
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0.060 to 0.14
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0.6 to 1.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.1 to 93
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.6 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.6 to 1.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4