EN AC-21200 Aluminum vs. Grade 16 Titanium
EN AC-21200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 16 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-21200 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 16 titanium.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 3.9 to 6.2 | |
23 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 to 130 | |
240 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
38 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 410 to 440 | |
400 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 360 | |
340 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
420 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
320 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 660 | |
1660 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 550 | |
1610 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 880 | |
540 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
22 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
9.2 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 34 | |
3.6 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
7.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
4.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
36 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
600 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1150 | |
230 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 16 to 22 | |
86 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 500 to 930 | |
550 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 46 | |
35 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 38 to 40 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 41 to 43 | |
27 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 49 | |
8.9 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 19 | |
29 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 93.3 to 95.7 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Copper (Cu), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
0 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.15 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
0.040 to 0.080 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
98.8 to 99.96 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |