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B535.0 Aluminum vs. R56406 Titanium

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R56406 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 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 B535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is R56406 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
110
Elongation at Break, % 10
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 62
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
2.0

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
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
3420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
69

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
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 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
88.1 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0