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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. Grade 13 Titanium

EN AC-45000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 13 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 EN AC-45000 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 13 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
7.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
37
Density, g/cm3 3.0
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
520
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
73
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
0.4 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.1
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0
0.040 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
98.5 to 99.56
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4