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AWS ERTi-1 vs. A356.0 Aluminum

AWS ERTi-1 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while A356.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ERTi-1 and the bottom bar is A356.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 24
3.0 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
50 to 90
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
160 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
83 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1670
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1620
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.1
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 52
4.8 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
49 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
17 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.7
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.1 to 93.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Oxygen (O), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Titanium (Ti), % 99.773 to 99.97
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15