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EN AC-51500 Aluminum vs. Grade Ti-Pd8A Titanium

EN AC-51500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade Ti-Pd8A titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 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-51500 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade Ti-Pd8A titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
3.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
6.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.6
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
49
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
840
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
520

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
8.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.8 to 93.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.4
Palladium (Pd), % 0
0.12 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.6
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
98.8 to 99.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4