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EN AC-45400 Aluminum vs. Grade 12 Titanium

EN AC-45400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 12 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 EN AC-45400 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 12 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 86
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
6.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
37
Density, g/cm3 2.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
500
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 92.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0.6 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
97.6 to 99.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4