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EN AC-48000 Aluminum vs. Titanium 15-3-3-3

EN AC-48000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while titanium 15-3-3-3 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 28 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 titanium 15-3-3-3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
5.7 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 85 to 86
610 to 710
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 310
1120 to 1390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 270
1100 to 1340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
520
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
8.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
9.8

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
40
Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
59
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
950
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2 to 3.0
78 to 89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 33
64 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 39
50 to 57
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 15
79 to 98

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 87.2
2.5 to 3.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.13
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
72.6 to 78.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
14 to 16
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4