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B535.0 Aluminum vs. Grade 15 Titanium

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 15 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is B535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 15 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
110
Elongation at Break, % 10
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 62
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
41
Shear Strength, MPa 210
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.6
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
520
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0
0.040 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
98.2 to 99.56
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4