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EN AC-45400 Aluminum vs. Grade 23 Titanium

EN AC-45400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 23 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 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-45400 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 23 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
6.7 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
470 to 500
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
930 to 940
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
850 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
36
Density, g/cm3 2.8
4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
61 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
3430 to 3560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
58 to 59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
67 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 92.9
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.013
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.13
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
88.1 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4