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EN AC-48000 Aluminum vs. Grade 13 Titanium

EN AC-48000 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-48000 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, % 1.0
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 85 to 86
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 310
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 270
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
7.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
37
Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
520
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2 to 3.0
73
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 510
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 33
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 39
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 15
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 87.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.7 to 1.3
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), % 10.5 to 13.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
98.5 to 99.56
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4