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EN AC-46600 Aluminum vs. Grade 32 Titanium

EN AC-46600 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 32 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-46600 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 32 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
7.5
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
8.2

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
38
Density, g/cm3 2.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
530
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 81
2100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.6 to 92.4
4.5 to 5.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.11
Silicon (Si), % 6.0 to 8.0
0.060 to 0.14
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0.6 to 1.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
88.1 to 93
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.6 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.6 to 1.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4