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B535.0 Aluminum vs. Grade 37 Titanium

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 37 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 37 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
110
Elongation at Break, % 10
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 62
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
40
Shear Strength, MPa 210
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
8.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
6.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 2.6
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
500
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
76
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
1.0 to 2.0
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
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
96.9 to 99
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4