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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. Grade 21 Titanium

EN AC-45000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 21 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 21 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
140
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
9.0 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
550 to 660
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
51
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
890 to 1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
870 to 1170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1740
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1690
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
500
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
7.5
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
7.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
60
Density, g/cm3 3.0
5.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
490
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
110 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80
2760 to 5010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
46 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
38 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
66 to 100

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
2.5 to 3.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
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 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.65
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.2 to 3.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.17
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 7.0
0.15 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
76 to 81.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4